Comparing East St. Louis with Rye, which of the following is an accurate description of each?
a. the former is a big city, with equal numbers of blacks and whites, while the latter is a small town with more blacks than whites.
b. the former is a small city that is practically all black, while the latter is a suburban town that is practically all white.
c. the former is a rural town in the cornfields of Illinois that is predominantly white, while the latter is a rural town in the breadmaking district of New York that is predominantly filled with German immigrants.
d. both East St. Louis and Rye are approximately comparable cities in most regards.
B
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