Read the quotation from Dr. Oswald P. Bronson recalling his childhood under Jim Crow. Even on our way to school some days, men would come by and throw oranges at us, sometimes rock perhaps. We [also] were very much aware of police brutality in that city at that time. We were conscious of the Ku Klux Klan riding around the town to keep everybody in check.In this quotation, Dr. Bronson is describing
Answer
A
intimidation, scare tactics, and violence perpetrated by both the police and the Ku Klux Klan against African American citizens.
B
how the police protected African American citizens from intimidation, scare tactics, and violence perpetrated by the Ku Klux Klan.
C
conflicts between the police and the Ku Klux Klan that caused violence in the city he lived in.
D
how residents protected each other from the Ku Klux Klan and the police in the city he lived in.
Explanation
Dr. Bronson describes people throwing oranges and rocks at Black children, police brutality, and the Ku Klux Klan riding through town to keep people in check. These details show intimidation and violence by both the police and the Klan against African Americans. The quotation does not describe police protecting residents or conflicts between the police and the Klan.
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