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1. Gates states in the preface that the title of Stony the Road is taken from what type of artistic work?

A poem.

2. What role did Gates serve in the creation of the PBS series about the period of Reconstruction?

Producer.

3. How long was the period of Reconstruction in the United States?

12 years.

4. Gates states that the beginning of the Redemption era occurred in what year?

1877.

5. In what year does Gates say the New Negro movement began?

1894.

6. Gates states that the phenomenon of the New Negro movement culminated in "the birth of" (xv) what?

The Harlem Renaissance.

7. In what year did the Harlem Renaissance begin?

1925.

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