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 Americans place in the world of literature

B. Perpetuated stereotypes

C. Showed that African Americans couldnt speak properly.

D. Allowed African American authors to sell their works more widely to white audiences

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