Entry Exam Category: High School Equivalency Exams
Course: General Education Development (GED)
Exam: GED Social Studies Practice Test
Practice Question
Which event counters the viewpoint expressed in the newspaper excerpt that African Americans refused to defend their civil rights?

Answer Choices
- A: the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
- B: the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
- C: the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- D: the start of the Great Migration
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: NAACP (1909) organized legal challenges to segregation, demonstrating active defense