The race riot at Elaine, Arkansas, began after
a. a black boy swimming in the white section of a lake drowned after whites threw stones at him.
b. false reports circulated that black men were assaulting white women.
c. a black soldier killed a white police officer in an altercation.
d. a deputy sheriff led a posse to disrupt a meeting of tenant farmers who had organized to demand fairer treatment from their landlord.
d. a deputy sheriff led a posse to disrupt a meeting of tenant farmers who had organized to demand fairer treatment from their landlord.
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