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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Supreme Court rule in United States v. Harris that the Klan Act was partially unconstitutional?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1895.

2. How old was Emma Faye Stewart when she was arrested as part of a drug sweep, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
(a) 20.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

3. What agency arose in the Reconstruction Era that was charged with the responsibility of providing food, clothing, fuel, and other forms of assistance to former slaves?
(a) The Freedman's Bureau.
(b) NAFTA.
(c) The Amerian Negro's Fund.
(d) The NAACP.

4. When did the article "Where Have the Black Men Gone" appear in Ebony magazine?
(a) March, 2011.
(b) June, 1995.
(c) September, 2001.
(d) December, 2006.

5. One in how many black men between the ages of 20-35 was behind bars in 2006?
(a) 29.
(b) Nine.
(c) 42.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nathaniel Bacon live as a property owner?

2. To whom is the following quote that opens Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste" attributed: "The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery"?

3. What was the dominant means of securing cheap labor in the early colonial period in America, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Rebirth of Caste"?

4. How many drug arrests took place nationally in 2005?

5. When was the case of Yick Wo v. Hopkins decided?

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