Which of the Following Statements About the African American Cause

question 63

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the African American cause during the Progressive Era is accurate?

• A)Booker T.Washington's meeting with Roosevelt led to a major improvement in the way the criminal justice system treated African Americans.
• B)Government agencies were one of the few institutions that had been successfully desegregated.
• C)Wilson proclaimed that he had succeeded in the major goals of progressivism after just two years in office but largely ignored African American causes.
• D)African American women were the leaders of many suffrage organizations, which became safe havens from racial prejudice.
• E)Roosevelt and Taft were known for their progressivism when it came to civil rights for African Americans, especially in decreasing the violence they faced.

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