1917 was a momentous year in African-American history because

a. young black men were drafted in disproportionate numbers as cannon fodder.
b. it was a year of destructive race riots.
c. President Wilson announced his support for civil rights legislation.
d. the U. S. Army created the first black general.
e. all of these choices.


ANS: B

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