During the 1930s,the American Communist Party

A) often spoke out against racial discrimination and helped to organize black laborers.
B) dismissed racial discrimination as a sideshow to the true class-based struggle.
C) parroted the racist ideas of mainstream parties despite its broad base of black support.
D) temporarily laid aside its class-based struggle to launch a full-scale political assault against racial discrimination.

American Communist Party

A political party in the United States that advocates for the principles of communism, focusing on workers' rights and the establishment of a classless society.

Racial Discrimination

A system of treating individuals unfairly based solely on their race.

Black Laborers

Refers to African American workers, historically significant in the context of slavery, segregation, and the civil rights movement, as well as their roles in the development of the U.S. economy.