“Added to this, the spread of lawless attacks upon the Negro, North, South and West—even in the Springfield made famous by Lincoln—often accompanied by revolting brutalities, sparing neither sex, or age nor youth, could not but shock the author of the sentiment that ‘government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.’” —The Founding of the NAACP

6. What major societal issue is the author referring to in this passage?

Hich answer supports the statement, "the state constitution is more detailed than the u.s. constitution"? a) the u.s. constitution was created after state constitutions had been established. b) the u.s. constitution only exists because the state constitutions allowed it to be created. c) the articles in the state constitution do not deal with amendments like the u.s. constitution does. d) the articles in the state constitution deal with more specific issues than does the u.s. constitution.