Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows. “never before has the black race of central africa, from the dawn of history to the present day, attained a condition so civilized and so improved, not only physically, but morally and intellectually. it came among us in a low, degraded, and savage condition, and in the course of a few generations it has grown up under the fostering care of our institutions, as reviled as they have been, to its present comparatively civilized condition. this, with the rapid increase of numbers, is conclusive proof of the general happiness of the race, in spite of all the exaggerated tales to the contrary…” john c. calhoun speech on the reception of abolition petitions: revised report 6 feb 1837 according to calhoun, all of the following statements were pro-slavery arguments except: a. before slavery, blacks were uncivilized. b. anti-slavery arguments exaggerated negatives. c. because of slavery, blacks had become more civilized. d. even though slaves were still considered property, some slaves had kind masters.