What was the ultimate result of the Dyer anti-lynching bill?
A) It was the first piece of legislation to make lynching a federal crime, and lynchings greatly declined after this law was instituted.
B) It was very unpopular and it was never allowed to be discussed in the House.
C) Although the NAACP gained publicity for the anti-lynching crusade, the bill ultimately failed.
D) Although it passed, it was a very weak law and had no effect on slowing the tide of lynching.
Answer: C
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President Kennedy ultimately sent hundreds of federal marshals and thousands of federal troops to force the racial integration of
a. Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. b. Louisiana State University. c. the Montgomery city bus lines. d. the lunch counters of Greensboro, North Carolina. e. the University of Mississippi.
The Kennedy administration created the plan to oust Castro from Cuba that became the Bay of Pigs operation
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Most of the people employed to work in the textile mills of Japan were:
Ans: a