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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. Who was the famously racist White police chief in Birmingham Alabama in 1963?
2. What problem did Malcolm X. have with the Civil Rights Bill?
3. When was the Civil Rights Act passed in the United States?
4. Which leader did young activists who were frustrated with Martin Luther King Jr.'s messages of non-violent action in protest sometimes turn to?
5. Who do Reynolds and Kendi argue was responsible for emancipating Black people?
Short Essay Questions
1. What new ideas did W.E.B. Du Bois embrace later in his life in Chapter 19?
2. What do Reynolds and Kendi say that W.E.B. Du Bois was the "king" of (118)?
3. What did the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 rule?
4. Why was Angela Davis charged with murder?
5. What happened in Birmingham Alabama in 1963 that changed the course of the civil rights movement?
6. Which politician did Richard Nixon model his run for the presidency from, and why?
7. Who was the most famous Black man in America in the early 1900s, and what did he symbolize to Black people?
8. What approach did Booker T. Washington take to trying to gain more equal treatment for Blacks?
9. What happened when President Harry Truman urged Congress to pass a civil rights act in 1948?
10. How do Reynolds and Kendi explain the reasons behind Abraham Lincoln's early calls for ending slavery?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
For Puritans like John Cotton and Richard Mather, what were the connections between their religion and their racist views? Write an essay explaining an answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Reynolds and Kendi repeatedly emphasize Thomas Jefferson's contradictory thoughts and actions regarding slavery and his treatment and impressions of Black people. Write an essay explaining some of the specifics of these contradictions, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How would you explain the core of the so-called "Southern Strategy" that Richard Nixon used in his political campaign to win the presidency in the late 1960s? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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