What maintain a racial caste system for african americans in the century following the civil war?

a. trust in global stratification
b. amendments to the u. s. constitution
c. belief in reincarnation
d. laws that promoted segregation

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The correct answer is D.

In the United States, after the enactment of the Reconstruction Amendments (after the Civil War), which guaranteed equality of rights for all US citizens, many Southern states tried to circumvent such provisions with the enactment of the so-called Jim Crow laws. These legal instruments were based on the "separate but equal lemma" which stated that, if the facilities were equal in quality, the equal-rights provision was being respected. Hence, Jim Crow laws constituted the legal base that allowed segregation to occur.

shang dynasty

western zhou (ca. 1046-771 bce)

eastern zhou (ca. 771-256 bce)

zheng he was a chinese explorer who lead seven great voyages on behalf of the chinese emperor. his seven total voyages were diplomatic, military, and trading ventures, and lasted from 1405 – 1433. however, most historians agree their main purpose was to promote the glory of ming dynasty china.

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