Some sociologists have suggested that in the southern U.S.in the pre-civil rights era,an African American individual was born into a status that would always be subordinate to the status of all of the White members of the community.This is an example of a(n)
A)estate system.
B)class system.
C)caste system.
D)feudal system.

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The idea that an individual's status is determined by their birth and cannot be changed is the defining characteristic of a caste system. In the pre-civil rights era in the southern U.S., African Americans were born into a caste system where their status was subordinate to that of all White members of society. This was a result of institutionalized racism and oppression that denied African Americans equal access to education, employment, and political participation.

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