Why is the year 1892 significant in United States history?
A) The Populists failed to run a candidate for the presidency for the first time in 12 years.
B) The Populists eliminated the black vote in that year.
C) In the 1892 election, when Democrats carried every southern state and sought to destroy the Populist challenge, there was an explosion of violence: 235 people were lynched in the U.S.
D) Southerners embraced all of the Populists' ideas.
Answer: C
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