Whom did President Roosevelt promote to the rank of brigadier general on the eve of the presidential election of 1940 in an attempt to assuage the feelings of black Americans upset by the perpetuation of racism in the military?

A) Carlton Chapman
B) Charles L.Thomas
C) George Watson
D) Benjamin O.Davis

Brigadier General

A military rank that is above a Colonel and below a Major General in the armies of various countries.

Presidential Election

A formal decision-making process by which a country's citizens choose the President, the head of the state government.

1940

A year marked by the ongoing events of World War II, including significant global military engagements.