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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. What state was Barry Goldwater a senator from?

2. In what year did the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom take place?

3. What institution did Booker T. Washington attend?

4. What famous speech did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver at the close of the March on Washington?

5. When is Black History Month in the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Reynolds and Kendi say is the most effective piece of antiracist legislation ever passed by the U.S. Congress?

2. Which politician did Richard Nixon model his run for the presidency from, and why?

3. What happened when President Harry Truman urged Congress to pass a civil rights act in 1948?

4. What were some of President Andrew Johnson's influences on race relations in America?

5. What was the first legislation that Lyndon Baines Johnson wanted passed following President John F. Kennedy's assassination?

6. What did President Woodrow Wilson fear about Black soldiers' experiences in Europe during WWI?

7. According to Reynolds and Kendi, what was a drawback of the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?

8. According to Reynolds and Kendi, how did Roosevelt's New Deal affect Black people?

9. Which film did President Woodrow Wilson screen at the White House, and how did it portray Black people?

10. How did Angela Davis feel about the teachings of Malcolm X?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of Reynold's and Kendi's opinions on former U.S. President Barack Obama's greatest strengths, especially as they relate to advancing racial equality? What are some of the authors' opinions on Obama's significant weaknesses in this regard? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

According to Reynolds and Kendi, what were some of the important court cases (particularly in Chapter 20) that they believe led to a backlash against equal rights for Blacks? Right an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How did Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, affect the public view of slavery at the time of its publication? How did Blacks in general view the book? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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