W. E. B. Du Bois and the NAACP took the position on the war that black Americans should __________
A) “close ranks” and support a patriotic effort in the hopes that it would earn them respect and legal equality at home
B) boycott the military until it agreed to integrated units and black officers
C) launch a widespread campaign of civil disobedience at home to bring about civil rights
D) unite with people of color around the world to destroy international imperialism
Answer: A
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