In the 1960s, African Americans

In the 1960s, African Americans

A) were essentially deprived of the rights of citizenship and were excluded from the democratic political process.
B) were registered to vote in southern states in equal proportion to white Americans.
C) held national, state, and local elected positions roughly in proportion to their share of the population.
D) in the South enjoyed all of the same rights and privileges as the white majority.
E) none of the above