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saliriagwu

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What incident prompted the racial violence in Wilmington, North Carolina?
 
  A) The KKK held a very large parade in the city's downtown area.
  B) The editor of a local black newspaper wrote an editorial that condemned white men for the sexual exploitation of black women and suggested that black men had sexual liaisons with rural white women.
  C) Blacks decided that only violence would end segregation.
  D) A young black woman decided that she would sit in the white section of a streetcar.

Question 2

Examine the Chapter 14 drawing of a white conductor evicting a well-dressed black man from a railroad car to allow a white woman and child to sit. How would elite blacks have viewed the drawing?
 
  A) They would have approved of the image for its emphasis on black equality.
  B) They would have seen the image as depicting a typical form of discrimination impacting blacks at that time.
  C) They would have tolerated and accepted the image because they realized nothing could be done about such situations.
  D) They would have argued that the black man should physically assault the white conductor.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

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Answer: B





 

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