USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which town in FL experienced an event that influenced the NAACP to advocate for anti-lynching laws?
A
Pensacola
B
St. Augustine
C
Tampa
D
Rosewood
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rosewood is a fictional town in Pennsylvania that serves as the main setting for the Pretty Little Liars book series and television adaptation. The town is suggested to be loosely based on real-life Rosemont, Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although NAACP’s successful legal assaults on segregation in the 1940s and 1950s tend to overshadow the organization’s earlier activities, obtaining federal anti-lynching legislation was their primary goal from 1909 to 1939.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ida B. Wells-Barnett, the fiery journalist, lecturer and civil rights militant, is best known for her tireless crusade against lynching and her fearless efforts to expose violence against blacks.

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