The tensions that erupted in Houston in the summer of 1917 began when
A. the NAACP insisted that the War Department allow black soldiers to participate in combat.
B. whites opened fire on black soldiers.
C. African American troops from the North refused to obey Jim Crow laws.
D. President Wilson suspended black recruitment.
Answer: C
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