How did postwar American society treat African-American veterans returning home?
A) Jobs were waiting for them.
B) They were treated as heroes and exercised unprecedented civil rights.
C) The Cold War reinforced white America’s unwillingness to acknowledge racism.
D) In the South, returning black veterans were met with a wave of violence.
Answer: D
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