Question

In 1848, Whitman traveled south to become an editor for the New Orleans Crescent.

He stayed only a few months in the city, but in that time he was exposed to the
ugliness of _____.

the human trafficking markets

the French Quarter

the city's landscape.

prostitution rings

Answer 1

A. the human trafficking markets

The Walt Whitman Archive states that Whitman was exposed to the human trafficking markets during his few months in New Orleans in 1848.