"The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery." Explain this assessment by W. E. B. Du Bois of the Reconstruction era by offering the historical evidence that supports each of the three parts of the quote.
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A. it leads resources into other sources that could be used for social change B. it takes monetary resources from the rich and sends that to programs for lower class Americans C. it diverts economic resources that could be used for government consumption D. it siphons off resources that could be used for alternatives to private consumption
As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
a. whites left the South in record numbers. b. centuries of discrimination and oppression ended. c. whites refused to do business with blacks. d. black southerners gained new power in the region. e. the South became strongly Democratic.
In 138 B.C.E. the diplomat Zhang Qian set out to negotiate an alliance with the Yuezhi against what enemy?
a. Xiongnu b. Mongols c. Han Chinese d. Manchus e. Tibetans
The Suez Canal crisis in 1957 brought about a new era in cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted until the 1980s
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.