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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. What does Rothstein say the American government will have to address along with housing discrimination?

2. What program does Rothstein say was integral to Houston’s segregation plans?

3. What did the development try to do to get Gary out of the development?

4. How have American wages changed since 1973?

5. Where did Wilbur Gary buy a home that made him the target of racist violence?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rothstein characterize the obstacles faced by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in desegregating Richmond, CA?

2. How does Rothstein say federal policies actively injured black communities?

3. What role did the federal government play in the riot outside Bill Myers’ house in Levittown in Pennsylvania?

4. Who does Rothstein say suffers for the segregation black families have faced?

5. What does Rothstein say was the other regulatory agencies’ role in promoting segregation?

6. What effect does Rothstein say the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision have on housing segregation?

7. How were African Americans denied the right to collectively bargain for better wages?

8. What does Rothstein say was the IRS’ role in promoting segregation?

9. What other local tactics does Rothstein describe?

10. How does Rothstein say tax policy was abused to the detriment of African Americans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate the ending of The Color of Law. Does it ring true to you? Does it successfully resolve the problems and tensions that preceded it? What would you change, if anything? What are you left wishing for closure on, if anything?

Essay Topic 2

How do you think The Color of Law would be different if it were centered on women’s experiences? How do you think you could approach the same content but tell the story from women’s point of view? How does the focus on men’s experiences change the narrative in The Color of Law?

Essay Topic 3

Who is the audience for The Color of Law? What is the ideal reader for The Color of Law likely to think about the book’s main topics? How does this book try to affect the reader? What is it trying to teach him or her, or get him or her to do?

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