What Methods Did the NAACP Use to Try to Gain

question 27

Multiple Choice

What methods did the NAACP use to try to gain black civil and political rights?

• A) They worked within the court and legislative system, chipping away at discrimination, racism, and the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
• B) They attempted to use violence, secretly, several times, but abandoned it after the government began an investigation of the organization.
• C) They would hold huge rallies, with jazz and blues music to attract followers.
• D) They worked actively to discredit Washington, and to limit funding to Tuskegee.

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Definitions:

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