When black film star Lena Horne noticed German POWs were seated in front of black soldiers for her performance at Fort Riley in Kansas, she __________
A) sang songs especially for them
B) left the stage to sing for her black fans in the rear
C) refused to perform
D) sued the military for racial discrimination
Answer: B
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A) Black Cabinet B) National Urban League C) National Negro Congress D) Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
By 1914 the leading industrial power in the world was
a. England. b. Germany. c. Japan. d. None of these answers are correct.
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A. conservative southern and western Democrats B. union members C. Keynesian economists D. progressive Democrats
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