Who refused a government appointment as undersecretary of state because he did not want to subject his family to humiliating segregation laws in Washington, D.C.?
A. Ralph Abernathy
B. James Farmer
C. Ralph Bunche
D. Martin Luther King Jr.
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In the early tenth century the French king granted the lands around mouth of the River Seine to a band of Vikings or Norsemen, and eventually that region became known as Normandy
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Why did photographers Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange primarily choose to portray Alabama farmer Floyd Burroughs and "Migrant Mother" Florence Thompson in such serious poses?
A) The photographers wanted to document how hard their subjects worked in order to support their families despite their poverty during the Great Depression. B) The solitary poses depicted their individualism that proved they were too proud to rely on federal aid. C) Their seriousness was meant to convey their hostility to the upper class that put them in this situation. D) They were depicted as neither smiling nor being angry to prove they were not responsible for their poverty and misery.
America's attempt to remain neutral in the war between the Axis powers and the Allies came to an end when
a. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. b. Germany attacked Poland. c. the conscription law was passed in 1940. d. France fell to Germany. e. Italy "stabbed France in the back."