#17 - The passage's characterization of the Communist Party in Alabama before the 1930s

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I picked E as my answer and cannot understand why A is the answer. Please help.

[Luke Haqq]

Hi babynkc!

This question stem refers to a specific time: "the Communist Party in Alabama before the 1930s."

We're told in the passage that the 1930s and 1940s was a period known as the Popular Front of the Communist Party (lines 12-13). We're also told that what came before this was the Third Period (line 23). The question stem is asking about this earlier time, which is covered in the third paragraph.

The language in answer choice (A) comes from the fourth paragraph. That paragraph is about a different time. We're looking for material specifically about "before the 1930s."

The subject matter in answer choice (E) is contained in the third paragraph, so it's addressing the correct time period. For an example of how the party was "involved in local African-American political issues," see the last sentence of the paragraph (lines 34-38).