Although civil rights activists
and legislators worked through the legal system and the courts to increase and strengthen the
civil rights of Black Americans after 1965, inequality persisted in the 1970s. Which of the statements below accurately
describes what
happened in terms of structural obstacles to racial equality in that decade? Select
ALL that apply.
O Congress passed new laws that strengthened policies that favored imprisonment over treatment for drug offenders.
E
Members of Congress added language to the Fair Housing Act that made it more
for mortgages.
difficult for Black Americans to apply
O The War on Drugs led to the imprisonment of a disproportionate percentage of Black Americans.
D
The Fair Housing Act did not include provisions that would allow the federal government to enforce it