Which historical event most likely had the biggest effect on the writings of w. e.b. dubois?
a.
the end of the civil war
b.
the start of the california gold rush
c.
the beginning of the industrial revolution
d.
the completion of the transcontinental railroad

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes