According to Information Presented in the Text, Having Experienced Racial

question 8

Multiple Choice

According to information presented in the text, having experienced racial profiling themselves, how did blacks generally respond to the idea of profiling Arab Americans after 911?

• A) They joined Arab Americans in a lawsuit to stop such profiling.
• B) Blacks were more likely than whites to support profiling Arab Americans.
• C) They set up committees of volunteers to monitor police behavior in an effort to stop profiling.
• D) They threatened to boycott stores in communities where the profiling of Arabs took place.

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