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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. Where did Angela Davis begin teaching in 1968?
2. Which Pennsylvania congressman fought for redistribution of land to award to former slaves after the Civil War?
3. What organization did Marcus Garvey start in Harlem?
4. When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
5. Which president urged Congress to implement a civil rights act in 1948?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Angela Davis feel about the teachings of Malcolm X?
2. What do Reynolds and Kendi say that W.E.B. Du Bois was the "king" of (118)?
3. How did the media treat Malcolm X's death, according to Reynolds and Kendi?
4. What happened when President Harry Truman urged Congress to pass a civil rights act in 1948?
5. What is one major change that Stokely Carmichael brought into the antiracist fight?
6. According to Reynolds and Kendi, what was a drawback of the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
7. According to Reynolds and Kendi, how did Roosevelt's New Deal affect Black people?
8. What do Reynolds and Kendi say is the most effective piece of antiracist legislation ever passed by the U.S. Congress?
9. What did President Woodrow Wilson fear about Black soldiers' experiences in Europe during WWI?
10. What happened in Birmingham Alabama in 1963 that changed the course of the civil rights movement?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What were the main differences between the philosophies, goals, and approaches of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What were the different approaches W.E.B Du Bois and Booker T. Washington took to writing and advocating for greater equality of Blacks? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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