Which sentence from the section "Tough On Black
Artists" BEST develops a central idea of the article?
A
These artisans - dancers, comedians and
musicians - performed in clubs as far west
as Oklahoma, stretching through the South
and much of the East Coast.
B
These shows were booked by Theater
Owners Booking Association, or TOBA, a
network of theater owners catering
entertainment in Black communities,
ะก
Black-owned, -operated and -patronized
venues welcomed Black artists throughout the
South, opening doors to a lively arts
community cultivated in an era defined by Jim
Crow segregation
D
Most segregated cities had a stroll
Jefferson Street in Nashville, Sweet Auburn in
Atlanta, Rampart in New Orleans and,
arguably the best known today, Beale Street
in Memphis
