A Few Red Drops Quiz

Claire Hartfield

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which two newspapers were the most important 'white' and 'black' papers during the Chicago Race Riots, respectively? (from Ratcheting Up - Epilogue)

The Chicago Tribune and The Times.

The Defender and The Chicago Tribune.

The Chicago Tribune and The Defender.

The Defender and The Times.

2.

What were the abolitionists' known for forming during the years of persecution of blacks in Chicago in the nineteenth century? (from Freedom Fight - A Stone's Throw)

Spiritual congregations.

Liberty associations.

Militias.

Unions.

3.

Why did union leaders resent the packers' calls for black men and women to return to work during the race riots? (from Ratcheting Up - Epilogue)

They were still wary of having black workers alongside them because they were racist.

They wanted to be able to make more money by working overtime while black workers were absent.

They felt that these calls undermined union solidarity by promising black people protection and drawing their loyalties away from the unions.

They felt that only they should be the ones to interact directly with black workers on behalf of the bosses.

4.

What do John Turner Harris and the Williams boys all have in common? (from The Beach - A Time to Reap)

Their mothers all accompanied them on their trip to the beach.

Their families all moved to Chicago from the South.

They are all black.

They all wanted to swim on the Twenty-Ninth Street beach but couldn't.

5.

Which prior event most solidified the distrust between white immigrants and black workers in 1919? (from Tensions Rising - Race Riot)

The Union Stock Yard strike of 1904.

The appointment of Judge Alschuler as mediator between workers and their bosses.

The migration of Southern black people to Chicago.

World War I.

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