1. What was the effect of the Hamburg massacre?
(a) The KKK was forced to withdraw from public.
(b) Blacks were kept out of government.
(c) Northern whites renewed oversight of the south.
(d) Blacks gained representation in government.

2. Where did the U.S. Housing Authority encourage whites to move?
(a) Exurbs.
(b) Suburbs.
(c) Country.
(d) Inner cities.

3. When does Rothstein say a federal appeal court finally determined that racially restrictive covenants were unconstitutional?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1988.
(d) 2004.

4. What did the “Own Your Own Home” campaign offer whites the ability to leave behind them?
(a) Racial strife.
(b) History.
(c) Political powerlessness.
(d) Poverty.

5. Who does Rothstein say was the only one who had standing to enforce a racially restrictive covenant?
(a) The homeowners’ association.
(b) The community.
(c) The previous owner.
(d) The local government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rothstein say the Department of Housing and Urban Development do when the Supreme Court delivered a 1971 decision that said they had to construct projects in predominantly-white neighborhoods?

2. Where did Leroy Mereday make a career for himself?

3. What does Rothstein say the FHA’s appraisal standards included?

4. What does Rothstein say about the quality of developments built without FHA backing?

5. Which case made housing discrimination illegal as national policy?

(see the answer key)

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