In 2004,an Effort to Gain Compensation for the Survivors and Heirs

question 40

Multiple Choice

In 2004,an effort to gain compensation for the survivors and heirs of the 1921 Tulsa race riot through the courts was

• A)successful,laying the groundwork for more reparations claims related to past racial discrimination.
• B)defeated on the ground that compensation would undermine the sovereignty of the state of Oklahoma.
• C)successful,though the presiding judge cautioned that the unique circumstances of the Tulsa riot made the decision inapplicable to other cases related to past racial discrimination.
• D)tossed out on the ground that the statute of limitations on the crime in question had already elapsed.