Some critics argue that the use of dialect by such authors as Paul Laurence Dunbar and Charles Chesnutt did all of the following except_______________?

(A) Strengthened the African American’s place in the world of literature (X)
(B) Perpetuated stereotypes (X)
(C) Allowed African American authors to sell their works more widely to white audiences (X)
(D) Showed that African Americans couldn’t speak properly. ()

Answers: Showed that African Americans couldn’t speak properly.