Which of these was true of the experience of African Americans in the period from about 1870 to 1890?
A) The end of the Civil War brought implementation of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments.
B) Race riots occurred, but were confined to the South.
C) The works of writers such as Harriet Beecher Stowe continued to have a profound effect in the South.
D) Lynchings became a thing of the past
E) They saw their civil rights and even their safety erode significantly.
Answer: E
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A. They include methods like interviews and focus groups that are most often used in psychology and women's studies. B. They explore a topic in an open-ended way, without trying to systematically count or manipulate behaviors. C. They include methods like case study and ethnography, in which the researcher works within a community and tries to learn its customs and traditions. D. They involve measuring behavior, averaging it over a group of people, and comparing groups with statistical tests.
The only southern city where free blacks outnumbered slaves was __________
A) Charleston B) Baltimore C) Richmond D) Raleigh
The __________ was a moderate statement of Protestant beliefs that had been spurned by Emperor Charles V in 1530.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Discuss the sources and impact of the various social movements of the 1960s, including feminism, Black Power, Brown Power, Red Power, and the New Left.
What will be an ideal response?