During the Spanish-American War, American racial prejudice caused American leaders to
a. minimize the contributions of black soldiers.
b. cooperate effectively with the light-skinned Cuban rebels.
c. overestimate the capabilities of the Spanish troops.
d. allow unnecessarily harsh punishment of Spanish prisoners.
e. execute only black prisoners of war.
a
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