Why Did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored

question 34

Multiple Choice

Why did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) rely primarily on the courts to press for black political rights in its early years?

• A)The NAACP was composed of five members and, due to the fact that they were all lawyers, the strategy of litigation seemed to be the most logical choice.
• B)The NAACP was legally prohibited from contacting elected officials at the state and local levels and therefore had no other alternative than a strategy of litigation.
• C)Many judges were African American and therefore more sympathetic than legislators to the claims of the NAACP.
• D)The northern African American vote was too small to bring about policy change at the legislative level, so the NAACP chose a strategy of litigation.

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