In 1918, Nannie Helen Burroughs was placed under surveillance by the War Department after she
a. publicly attacked President Wilson for refusing to denounce lynching.
b. called on black men not to enlist in the military until their right to vote was guaranteed.
c. published an editorial asserting that only a socialist government could solve the country’s racial problems.
d. alleged that war was being fought not to spread democracy but to fill the coffers of rich capitalists.
a. publicly attacked President Wilson for refusing to denounce lynching.
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