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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 did Theodore Roosevelt order the dishonerable discharge of 167 Black soldiers in the 25th Infantry Regiment?

2. Who was the Chicago Defender founder who became one of the first Black millionaires?

3. About whom did George H. W. Bush's campaign release an ad, criticizing his opponent for granting "weekend passes from prison" in the 1988 election (441)?

4. When did Matthew Butler and John Tyler Morgan introduce a congressional bill to fund Black emigration to Africa?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When and where was W. E. B. Du Bois born and raised? What made him unique?

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

4. Why is the issue of land distribution following the Civil War significant?

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

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

7. What were the impacts of the War on Drugs on the racist issues in America?

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

9. What led William Lloyd Garrison to say of Abraham Lincoln that he did not have "a drop of antislavery blood in his veins" (217)?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the ideals and beliefs of the segregationists, assimilationists, and antiracists. What are examples of followers of each of these beliefs in history? How are these different viewpoints exposed in light of the ongoing debate over police shootings today?

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