Answer:
They had to deal with segregation.
Explanation:
After slavery was abolished in some states, African-Americans still suffered because of the segregation that stopped them from doing things that white Americans did. Some shops or restaurants would have a white only dining while African-Americans could not enter.
Reproduce, take care of offspring, die. depressing.
<em>a. a poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter</em>
The correct way would be: While she was sleeping, the alarm kept ringing in Jamie's ear.
<u><em>While</em></u> contains the element of duration and it is better to use a progressive form.
<u><em>Sleeping</em></u><em> </em>is a verb that has duration, so it should not be conjugated in the past simple if there is a simultaneous action.