The 1955 murder in Leflore County, Mississippi, of fourteen-year-old __________ horrified the nation and focused attention on the horrors of southern racism
A) George Lee
B) Emmett Till
C) Claudette Colvin
D) Mamie Bradley
Answer: B
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Today immigrants are likely to work __________.
a. as office workers b. in factories c. in service industries d. as oil field workers
How did Benjamin Banneker appeal to Thomas Jefferson in 1791 to end slavery and free the slaves?
A) Banneker sent Jefferson a copy of the Declaration of Independence to remind Jefferson of the hypocrisy of writing "that all men are created equal" while still being a slaveholder. B) Banneker told Jefferson it would help ensure Jefferson's bid for the presidency in 1800 because newly freed blacks would vote for him. C) Banneker promised Jefferson a place of honor on his anti-slavery committee ? which included many notables of the day. D) Banneker enlisted the support of Jefferson's wife, who then tried to convince her husband to take up the cause. E) None of these choices
In the late 1940s, the Supreme Court ruled in the Mendez and Delgado cases that __________.
A. language was not a barrier to citizenship B. the separate but equal doctrine applied to Mexican Americans C. Mexican Americans could not be excluded from jury lists D. segregation of Mexican Americans was unconstitutional
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Vichy France
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