Founded in 1909, the NAACP responded to the failure of the political arena to offer adequate remedies to discrimination by
a. turning to the courts for remedies.
b. organizing a march on Washington D.C.
c. organizing a boycott of discriminatory industries.
d. calling for civil disobedience.
e. advocating accommodation and providing education.
ANS: A
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