Journalist who wrote fiction and nonfiction accounts of abuses of wealth and power in our society were a.)scalawags b.)muckrakers c.)avant- grade d.) bootleggers

The answer is B. muckrakers

B. Muckrakers

"one who inquires into and publishes scandal and allegations of corruption among political and business leaders"

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