Author Question: What were minstrel shows? A) puppet shows created by black puppeteers B) black artists who ... (Read 93 times)

littleanan · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

What were minstrel shows?

A) puppet shows created by black puppeteers
B) black artists who would exhibit their paintings in public areas
C) groups of white and black actors who performed mime and circus-related acts for free in the southern states
D) traveling groups of white actors and musicians, some portraying blacks in stereotypical, racist caricatures

Question 2

How were black nurses exploited during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century?

A) Generally, whites did not allow black women to become nurses.
B) Black physicians would often hire them out to individuals but refuse to allow them to keep their pay.
C) Black nurses were never paid for their services.
D) Black nurses were allowed to work only on the front lines during wartime, and only under the most dangerous conditions.