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Primary Sources: Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to NAACP leader Walter White

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Read the passage Primary Sources: Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to NAACP leader Walter White. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Primary Sources: Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to NAACP leader Walter White. Then answer the questions below.
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D2.His.13.6-8
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D2.Civ.10.6-8
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D2.His.13.6-8
Question 1
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What type of source is this?

Question 2
2.

Which quotes BEST reveal the author's perspective on the responses to the anti-lynching law? Select two correct answers.

Question 3
3.

Drag the items to the correct box to identify the federal government's response to lynching.

  • addressed kidnapping
  • held states accountable for the issue
  • proposed education in each of the states
  • stated it was a federal issue
  • Response
  • Not a Response
"I told him it seemed rather terrible that one could get nothing done..."
"The Government has only been allowed to do anything about kidnapping because of its interstate aspect."
"The President feels that lynching can best be ended through education in the states."
"It seems to be a terrible thing to stand by and let it continue and feel that one cannot speak out about it."