What caused NAACP, churchmen, and other civic leaders to organize the silent protest?
A. violence in East St. Louis and other places in the U. S. against African Americans
B. anger at President Wilson for deciding to enter World War I
C. fear and resentment at the potential for losing factory jobs to other people
D. the desire for African Americans to gain the right to vote

c

Explanation:

The event was organized by the NAACP, church, and community leaders to protest violence directed towards African Americans, such as recent lynchings in Waco and Memphis. The parade was precipitated by the East St. Louis riots in May and July 1917 where at least 40 black people were killed by white mobs, in part touched off by a labor dispute where blacks were used for strike breaking

d. japan's attack on pearl harbor

hernan cortes;

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