Author Question: Jackie Robinson, an Army second lieutenant and former sports star: A) worked hard to build morale ... (Read 86 times)

abern · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

Jackie Robinson, an Army second lieutenant and former sports star:

A) worked hard to build morale among black troops.
B) won the Distinguished Service Cross for valor in combat.
C) was a popular participant in USO shows during the war.
D) was court-martialed in 1944 for refusing to take a seat at the back of the bus.

Question 2

When black film star Lena Horne noticed German POWs were seated in front of black soldiers for her performance at Fort Riley in Kansas, she:

A) sang songs especially for them.
B) left the stage to sing for her black fans in the rear.
C) refused to perform.
D) sued the military for racial discrimination.