The Research of Ida B

question 33

Multiple Choice

The research of Ida B. Wells suggested that whites who lynched African American men were motivated by

• A) resentment of the black man's success.
• B) fear of black man's propensity for violence.
• C) desire to avenge the rape of a white woman.
• D) determination to prevent black men from voting.

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