Question

question 6
read this passage from the article:
amazingly for the era, hoovervilles were racially integrated. it was a time of almost complete segregation in many parts of the country, with jim crow laws keeping black people apart from white people. but most hoovervilles were \come one, come all.\
in this passage, the word segregation means ________.
a. open to all races or groups
b. built for older people
c. closed to some races or groups
d. built for younger people

Explanation:

The passage contrasts the racial - integration in Hoovervilles with the general situation of segregation in the country. Jim Crow laws kept Black and White people apart, so segregation means keeping some races or groups separate, i.e., closed to some races or groups.

Answer:

C. closed to some races or groups