Which of the Following Was NOT Among Prominent African-American Cultural

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT among prominent African-American cultural figures of the 1920s?

• A) Joseph "King" Oliver
• B) Ralph Ellison
• C) "Jelly Roll" Morton
• D) Langston Hughes
• E) W.C. Handy

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Definitions:

Discrimination

Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

Attitude

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Cognition

The mental processes that are involved in acquiring, storing, retrieving, and using information and that include sensation, perception, imagery, concept formation, reasoning, decision making, problem solving, and language.

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

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