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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Peace Corps established?

2. What does CORE stand for?

3. Where is Angela Davis from?

4. When did Henry W. Grady issue his official reply in Century Magazine to George Washington Cable and other antiracist critics?

5. When did MIT's campus host "Black Women in the Academy: Defending Our Name" (453)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is eugenics and how does it apply to racism?

2. How did the question of race in America change after World War II and during the Cold War?

3. What impacts did the women's suffrage movement have on the Black community?

4. What were the "race-veiled" voting restrictions that emerged in the 1890s in the South (273)?

5. When did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place and what were its impacts?

6. What was the significance of the release of the Human Genome Project results in 2000?

7. What led to the L.A. Riots in the early 1990s? How did the riots impact race relations?

8. What was the mission of the National Associatoin of Colored Women and when was this organization formed?

9. Who was Franz Boas and what did he present at the Atlanta University Commencement Address that shocked his audience?

10. What discussion does the author make regarding The Cosby Show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Thomas Jefferson and his stances on slavery and race. How did Jefferson's childhood and family help to shape his views on slavery? What were the impacts of Jefferson's Presidency on slavery and race in America? What ironies does the author point out regarding Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the various racist stereotypes that emerged regarding Black Americans during the Enlightenment era. In what ways were Blacks demeaned and exploited? To what means? How did this impact racial thought?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the life, career, and work of W. E. B. Du Bois. When and where was Du Bois born? What views and ideals did Du Bois embrace early in his career? How did those ideals change over the course of his life? Why did they change? What are the successes and failures of Du Bois?

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