Who threatened to lead a march on Washington to protest discrimination in hiring and the armed forces against African Americans?
a. W.E.B. DuBois
b. Mary MacLeod Bethune
c. A. Philip Randolph
d. James F. Byrnes
ANSWER: c
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One unforeseen consequence of urban redevelopment programs is that they often:
A) displaced rather than helped poor people of color. B) left inner cities with few minority residents. C) worked so well that program money couldn't all be spent. D) sparked violent white backlash.
Which of the following statements is false?
a. In the visual arts, Arabs and early Muslims continued to create paintings and sculptures in the hybrid style that had become common in the Mediterranean and Middle East during the 300s. b. The Umayyad and early Abbasid caliphs loved frescoes with hunting, drinking, and dancing scenes. c. Islamic law does not prohibit painting and sculpture, unlike Byzantine iconoclasm. d. The rulers of Granada in the 1400s enjoyed scenes of courtly love in their royal chambers.
In Calvinist theology, the "converted" were expected
a. become missionaries and try to convert others. b. participate in crusades against the Catholic Church. c. withdraw from political and economic life. d. be above ordinary moral codes. e. demonstrate holy, "sanctified" lives and behavior.
Dorothea Dix devoted much time to the crusade for the:
a. immediate abolition of slavery. b. establishment of common schools in the South. c. better treatment for convicted criminals in jail. d. construction of humane mental hospitals for the insane. e. right for women to vote in local school elections.