What do the actions of Homer Plessy tell us about black people and segregation?
A) Blacks were very afraid of the KKK during this period.
B) Blacks were testing the laws by getting arrested and trying cases in court.
C) Blacks would risk being sent to jail rather than test segregation laws.
D) Blacks would protest with outright violence and murder when provoked.
Answer: B
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d. the Standard Oil Company in America. e. an alliance with other nations in the Comintern.
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