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b
both believed in the accommodationist approach to racial segregation
b
both engaged in activism to end racial segregation
b
both supported full racial equality
b
both were founders of the NAACP
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Which of the following rights were denied to African Americans as a result of Jim Crow laws?

A
the right to an education
B
the right to vote
C
the right to travel on trains
D
the right to challenge laws
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W. E. B. Du Bois believed in

A
supporting Washington’s accommodation approach.
B
actively working to achieve civil rights for all.
C
actively working for separate but equal rights.
D
supporting the abolitionist spirit movement.
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Booker T. Washington believed that African American accommodation to segregation should be accompanied by

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resistance to discriminatory laws .
h
hard work, education, and patience.
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insistence on support from the government.
p
peaceful challenges to daily injustices.
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W. E. B. Du Bois was a sociologist and activist who

h
helped found the NAACP.
h
helped found the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
s
supported the accommodationist approach.
s
supported the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling.
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Jim Crow laws were designed to

A
prevent African Americans from gaining equality.
B
support the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
C
uphold the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
help Africans Americans gain equality
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded based largely on the beliefs of

A
W. E. B. Du Bois.
B
Booker T. Washington.
C
John Marshall Harlan.
D
Homer Plessy.
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Which statement best describes the relationship between Jim Crow laws and the "separate but equal" doctrine?

A
Jim Crow laws were created to undermine this doctrine because they required racial integration for public facilities.
B
Jim Crow laws were created to protest this doctrine because they required racial segregation for some public facilities.
C
Jim Crow laws were designed to support this doctrine because they required equal public facilities for African Americans and whites.
D
Jim Crow laws were designed to enforce this doctrine because they required racial segregation for public facilities.
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that social rights were a part of civil rights
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that the Constitution should be interpreted without regard to race
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that “separate but equal” was a valid legal doctrine
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that "separate but equal" did not justify racial segregation
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In upholding Louisiana’s Separate Car Act, the Supreme Court claimed that

A
segregation was not the same as discrimination.
B
the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to Southern states.
C
discrimination was necessary in order to maintain public order.
D
segregation was unconstitutional based on the Fourteenth Amendment.

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