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How did the Railway Labor Act amendments of 1934 affect the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters?
 
  A) It completely destroyed the union because it said that black people had no right to organize unions.
  B) Its provisions eventually forced the Pullman Company to recognize the union and bargain with it.
  C) It had no effect on blacks because it failed to include any provisions about unions.
  D) It said companies had to bargain with unions, but was so weak it never had any real effect.

Question 2

What industry saw substantial union organizing among black women?
 
  A) tobacco
  B) steel
  C) cotton farming
  D) domestic workers



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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