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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why did John Turner Harris and some of the Williams boys board a bus immediately after Eugene was found dead? (from The Beach - A Time to Reap)

They followed the advice of the black lifeguard and police officer and fled.

They were worried that, though innocent, they would be punished for being involved in the incident.

They knew that, being guilty, they would soon be arrested for their friend's murder.

They needed to get away from the white bathers lest they be attacked.

2.

What is the first pressing issue faced by Southern black people arriving in the Northern cities such as Chicago? (from A Higher Call - Respectability and Respect)

Finding their relatives.

Getting a hot meal.

The search for housing.

Learning new social customs.

3.

Why did the planned strike of July 28th never take place? (from Tensions Rising - Race Riot)

White workers called off the strike because they refused to act as one body alongside black workers.

Race riots erupted on July 27th, ruining plans for a strike.

Swift and his fellow packers threatened to fire every single worker who went on strike.

Black workers acted as strikebreakers just like in 1904.

4.

What is one major step undertaken by Chicago's activists after the race riots which contributed to the city's healing? (from Ratcheting Up - Epilogue)

The police chief was asked by the citizenry to step down in acknowledgement of his failure during this turbulent period.

A commission was set up to investigate the causes of the riots and proposed ways in which to move forward and prevent such violence in the future.

A court was set up to try only white perpetrators and thus make black people feel vindicated.

Big Bill was re-elected by Chicagoans in a show of forgiveness for his incompetence during the riots.

5.

Which group of European immigrants in Chicago was commonly called the 'White Negroes?" (from Freedom Fight - A Stone's Throw)

The French.

The Poles.

The Irish.

The Lithuanians.

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