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Which best describes a similarity between W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington?

A
both believed in the accommodationist approach to racial segregation
B
both engaged in activism to end racial segregation
C
both supported full racial equality
D
both were founders of the NAACP
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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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Booker T. Washington believed that African American accommodation to segregation should be accompanied by

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

A
helped found the NAACP.
B
helped found the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
C
supported the accommodationist approach.
D
supported the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling.
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In the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, Supreme Court justices claimed that the Fourteenth Amendment did not protect

A
voting rights.
B
civil rights.
C
political rights.
D
social rights.
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As a result of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling,

A
it took decades for segregation to be declared unconstitutional.
B
it took a few years before segregation was declared unconstitutional.
C
fewer facilities became segregated.
D
railcars on trains were desegregated.
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Which of these ideas would supporters of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling most likely have agreed with?

A
that social rights were a part of civil rights
B
that the Constitution should be interpreted without regard to race
C
that “separate but equal” was a valid legal doctrine
D
that "separate but equal" did not justify racial segregation
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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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