Question

lesson 2 education. during the late 1880s, only _ percent of african american children attended elementary school. fewer than _ percent attended high school.
17, 3
34, 1
75, 20
25, 10
lesson 3 amend. who was known as a civil rights activist, investigative journalist and leading voice in the crusade against lynchings and segregation?
w.e.b du bois
booker t. washington
ida b. wells
thurgood marshall

Explanation:

1. In the late 1880s, African - American educational opportunities were severely limited. Only about 17 percent of African - American children attended elementary school and fewer than 3 percent attended high school.
2. Ida B. Wells was a civil rights activist, investigative journalist, and a leading voice against lynchings and segregation. She used her journalism to expose the horrors of lynching in the South.

Answer:

1. A. 17, 3
2. C. Ida B. Wells