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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. Which famous Black novelist do Reynolds and Kendo point out was notably not invited to speak at the March on Washington?

2. When did the Civil War end?

3. When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?

4. Which jail did Martin Luther King Jr. write a letter from in the early 1960s?

5. What phrase did Carmichael introduce into the movement for Black equal rights?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Reynolds and Kendi explain the reasons behind Abraham Lincoln's early calls for ending slavery?

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

3. What do Reynolds and Kendi say that W.E.B. Du Bois was the "king" of (118)?

4. Who was involved in organizing the 1963 March on Washington?

5. What approach did Booker T. Washington take to trying to gain more equal treatment for Blacks?

6. How did the media treat Malcolm X's death, according to Reynolds and Kendi?

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

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

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

10. Why was Angela Davis charged with murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of "uplift suasion" as Reynolds and Kendi explain it, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How do Reynolds and Kendi use humor to emphasize their points and theories? Write 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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