Which of the Following Is True of White Citizens' Councils

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of White Citizens' Councils?

• A) Made up primarily of the white power elite within Southern communities, they denounced the racist beliefs of the Ku Klux Klan.
• B) Members of these organizations attempted to implement the Brown decision in a peaceful and orderly manner.
• C) Made up primarily of rural whites, these organizations advocated the violent overthrow of the government of the United States.
• D) Supported by white professionals and businesspeople, they used their economic power against African-American civil rights activists.

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Definitions:

Underground Railroad

A secret network of routes and safe houses used in the 19th century to help enslaved African Americans escape to free states and Canada.

Harriet Tubman

An African American abolitionist, humanitarian, and during the American Civil War, a Union spy, renowned for her role in the Underground Railroad, leading enslaved people to freedom.

Free States

Refers to U.S. states that had abolished slavery before or by the end of the American Civil War.

Enslaved People's Efforts

The various ways in which people held in slavery resisted their condition and sought freedom, including revolts, escapes, and culture preservation.