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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 does Rothstein characterize the qualities any solution to America’s racism will have to have?
2. When was the second Great Migration that brought black families north?
3. What does Rothstein say happened to George Romney, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, when he started a program called Open Communities to deny federal funds to localities that still had racially restrictive covenant and exclusionary zoning ordinances?
4. What does Rothstein say was a quick and easy segregation problem to solve?
5. What does Rothstein say African Americans got after the Civil War?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Rothstein say suffers for the segregation black families have faced?
2. How does Rothstein say wage growth affected African Americans differently than whites?
3. Who does Rothstein say was arrested when Andrew Wade, an African-American veteran, tried to move into the white suburb of Shively outside Louisville, Kentucky in 1954?
4. How does Rothstein say tax policy was abused to the detriment of African Americans?
5. What is Rothstein’s first suggestion for reforming our country to address systemic racism?
6. Why does Rothstein examine the wage suppression of African Americans?
7. What effect does Rothstein say the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision have on housing segregation?
8. What does Rothstein say was the fate of George Romney’s attempts at integration in 1970?
9. How does Rothstein say federal policies actively injured black communities?
10. What does Rothstein say was the IRS’ role in promoting segregation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?
Essay Topic 2
What topics would you like to research further, after reading The Color of Law? Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on The Color of Law.
Essay Topic 3
Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What can we tell about him, based on the choices he makes in terms of description, characterization and plot? What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
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