Which of the following was true of African Americans living in inner-city northern ghettos in the 1920s?
A) They successfully lobbied for the enactment of rent-control laws in most major northeastern cities.
B) By forming neighborhood protective associations, they were able to gain a great deal of political power.
C) As they acquired better paying jobs, they were able to move to spacious homes in suburban neighborhoods.
D) Because better housing was usually closed to them, they found it very difficult to escape from such areas.

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African Americans living in inner-city northern ghettos in the 1920s struggled to escape such areas due to the lack of better housing options available to them, leading to overcrowding and difficult living conditions. While they did lobby for improvements such as rent control laws and formed neighborhood protective associations, these actions did not necessarily lead to them moving out of the ghettos.

Which of the Following Was True of African Americans Living