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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. How do Reynolds and Kendi describe Du Bois?

2. What do Reynolds and Kendi say Carmichael would rather be called than "afraid"?

3. What movement sprouted up alongside Carmichael's teachings?

4. Who wrote a biography of John Brown?

5. What approach did Richard Nixon use in his 1968 run for the presidency?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Tarzan symbolize for White people?

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

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

5. What happened in Birmingham Alabama in 1963 that changed the course of the civil rights movement?

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

7. Who was the most famous Black man in America in the early 1900s, and what did he symbolize to Black people?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

What kind of criticism and negative consequences did Angela Davis experience from people at the highest level of political power as a result of her activism? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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