By 2009, African Americans were mayors
a. in more than 700 cities and towns.
b. in somewhat more than 200 cities.
c. only in major cities where more than 65 percent of the population is black.
d. in fewer cities than Latinos across the country.
Question 2
What did the Civil Rights Cases of 1883 accomplish?
a. Prohibited racial discrimination in public accommodations
b. Held that the Fourteenth Amendment was intended to prohibit both state and private discrimination
c. Virtually ended racial segregation in the South
d. Helped legitimize a social system in which blacks were subject to discrimination
e. Created a punishment system for those who discriminated against others