The decline in crime in inner-city communities throughout the 1980s and 1990s combined with a national shift toward aggressive policing and harsher sentencing to vastly increase the imprisonment rates of African-American boys and men

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: FALSE

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A. technology; terrain and distance B. industrial power; agricultural power C. sheer numerical superiority; the advantages of superior leadership D. strategic planning; idealistic determination

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What Congressional laws regulated the practice of slavery in new territories acquired by the U.S. following the Mexican War in 1846?

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Which of the following is not indicative of Woodrow Wilson's views on race relations in America?

A) ?? He displayed at best a patronizing attitude toward blacks. B) ?? He praised the movie The Birth of a Nation. C) ?? He allowed southerners in his cabinet and in Congress to impose rigid segregation on all levels of the government. D) ?? He dined with Booker T. Washington at the White House E) ?? None of these choices illustrates his attitudes

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Muslims consider Muhammad

a. the founder of Islam. b. the son of God. c. the last messenger of God. d. a false prophet. e. the brother of Jesus.

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