Featured Article Quiz #202
Silent Parade
#1 When was the Negro Silent Protest Parade (Silent Parade) held in New York City?
July 28, 1917
March 3, 1918
November 11, 1916
#2 What was the Silent Parade organized to do, according to the text?
Bring national attention to racial violence and unfair treatment of African Americans
Support the segregation of African Americans in the military
Oppose the entrance of the U.S. into World War I
#3 Which statement best describes lynchings in the text?
They were killings done outside the law, often by mobs driven largely by racial hatred toward African Americans
They were court-ordered punishments carried out according to federal law
They were official military executions carried out by the U.S. Army