Southern church leaders
a taught slaves to read.
b advocated in favor of slavery.
c told congregations to give their slaves a little pay.
d said that it was okay to teach slaves to only read the bible.

B. advocated in favor of slavery.

Explanation:

Most Southern church leaders advocated in favor of slavery. Although this was not always the case, it was the most common scenario. Many of these church leaders associated slavery with tradition, and wanted to take a conservative approach to change. Other attempted to justify the practice through the teachings of the church and the Bible.

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).