During the 1940s and 1950s, American urban society
A. saw wealthy people move toward the outer edges of cities.
B. included a substantial number of destitute poor.
C. saw Irish immigrants have fewer rights than free blacks.
D. considered the conspicuous display of wealth to be poor social behavior.
E. None of these answers is correct.
Answer: B
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