Which of the following statements is true about African Americans?

a. They have not experienced any more visible discrimination than other populations at risk.
b. They made significant strides toward social equality between the time of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 1960s.
c. They are represented in equal numbers in all levels of employment in the U.S.
d. They are three times more likely than whites to have incomes below the poverty line.


ANS: d

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