The first important American colony was the
a. Samoan Islands.
b. Hawaiian Islands.
c. Philippine Islands.
d. island of Guam.
e. island of Puerto Rico.
a
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What will be an ideal response?
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Early legal blows were struck against Jim Crow in cases involving Donald Gaines Murray, Ada Sipuel, and George W. McLaurin, all of whom successfully demanded
a. that their children be allowed to enroll in nearby white-only schools. b. that they be allowed to sit on buses and trains travelling across state lines without restriction. c. that they be employed by corporations which had hired less qualified white candidates over them solely because of their race. d. that they be allowed greater and more equal access to graduate schooling.
How did political activism for African American rights change from the 1950s to the early 1960s?
A) Direct, peaceful confrontation replaced reliance on court action. B) Reliance on court action replaced direct, peaceful confrontation. C) Reliance on court action replaced violent means of forcing social change. D) Violent means of forcing social change replaced direct, peaceful confrontation. E) Direct, peaceful confrontation replaced violent means of forcing social change.