When the black postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina, Fraser Baker, was murdered by a white mob, Ida Wells Barnett called on the White House to:
A) appoint another black person to the office.
B) send federal troops to the state to protect black lives and property.
C) compensate black families who lost loved ones in the white supremacist violence.
D) arrest the governor of the state for inciting the mob.
Answer: C
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Two cases, Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co v. Illinois and Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, demonstrated that the Supreme Court in 1886 was primarily __________
A) conservative and supported big business B) conservative but opposed big business C) progressive and supported labor unions D) progressive but opposed labor unions
Wealthy Californio rancheros, who had received substantial land grants from the Mexican government,
A. sought to define themselves as white in the eyes of the law. B. attempted to attract more Mexicans to migrate to southern California. C. joined whites in their efforts to discourage Chinese immigration. D. were generally accepted by Anglos.
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. "an orgy of blood"
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