Which of the following is an example of past-in-present discrimination?
A. Three Black men were denied the opportunity to purchase a home in a White neighborhood.
B. African Americans' lack of wealth due to housing discrimination makes the middle class a precarious position.
C. White Americans deny the significance of slavery in shaping current inequalities.
D. The police were called on a Black man due to assumptions that he was trespassing.
E. White Americans often blame African Americans for their own subordination.
Answer: D
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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