Question

On his first day in office in 1962, Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., ordered all "white" and "colored" signs removed from city hall. Later, he gave the city's black policemen the authority to arrest whites and he hired the city's first black firefighters.
- from "Ivan Allen, Jr." in the New Georgia Encyclopedia

Based on this information, what conclusion can you make about Mayor Allen?

A) He was often at odds with Martin Luther King, Jr.
B) He became the city's first African American mayor.
C) He was the mayor of a mostly African American city.
D) He challenged the policies of segregation in Atlanta.

Answer 1

it is D I took the test

Answer 2

Hello!

The correct answer to this question is D: “He challenged the policies of segregation in Atlanta.”

Based on the passage given above, Ivan Allen, Jr. removed all signs related to segregation and allowed black policemen to arrest white people. Segregation was a strict division between black and white people, and the mayor’s action challenged these policies.

I hope this helps you!