Read the excerpt from "finding unity in the alabama coal mines.” the southern state of alabama was a stronghold for jim crow practices. nevertheless, the umwa was able to bridge the racial divide in that state, forming a powerful interracial labor union fifty years before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s would make racial integration the rule of the land. in the context of alabama in the 1900s, the umwa was culturally and historically significant because it

Because it was Influential,

Not sure what the answer is on the online class but I hope this helps.

"globalization has greatly impacted the united states and american citizens. first and foremost, globalization has spread american influence throughout the world. globalization has opened up more markets for the united states, which in effect american companies sell their products worldwide. there has been a rise of multinational corporations and their influence has greatly increased."