In 1939, Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution after the organization
a. admitted the first black women into its ranks.
b. embarrassed Roosevelt by providing her with a black escort when she visited their headquarters.
c. refused to allow a black singer to perform in their hall.
d. criticized her husband for not doing more to protect blacks’ civil rights
c. refused to allow a black singer to perform in their hall.
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