Read the excerpt from "Finding Unity in the Alabama Coal Mines.”The southern state of Alabama was a stronghold for Jim Crow practices. Nevertheless, the UMWA was able to bridge the racial divide in that state, forming a powerful interracial labor union fifty years before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s would make racial integration the rule of the land.
Answer
A
supported the civil rights movement.
B
was a segregated organization.
C
was an interracial organization.
D
supported coal mining companies.
Explanation
The excerpt says the UMWA bridged the racial divide and formed a powerful interracial labor union in Alabama. This means it included workers of different races, so the UMWA was an interracial organization.
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