The primary goal of organizations such as the Colored Merchants Association and the Citizens’ League for Fair Play was to
a. block the implementation of the New Deal, which was seen as both racially biased and anti-capitalist.
b. wield the economic clout of black consumers to create business and jobs for black professionals and workers.
c. organize armed committees to prevent the foreclosure of black-owned stores and the eviction of black tenants from their homes.
d. apply political pressure on the Roosevelt administration to provide federal funding to encourage the development of black-owned businesses.
b. wield the economic clout of black consumers to create business and jobs for black professionals and workers.
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