Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Black Lives

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Black Lives Matter organization?

• A) It was a neighborhood watch group that tried to protect police officers from armed African American youth after a series of officer deaths.
• B) It was created in response to mounting evidence that law enforcement officers and the judicial system were treating African Americans unfairly.
• C) It had first emerged as a formal organization during the Civil War, attracting members through abolitionist newspapers.
• D) It focused on celebrating the sense of cohesion the African American community finally felt with white Americans in the twenty-first century.
• E) It was first established during George W. Bush's presidency in response to African Americans emerging as the largest minority group in 2015.

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