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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Declining Years of Jim Crow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term was used to describe former slaves?
(a) Runaways.
(b) Freedmen.
(c) Animals.
(d) Crow's people.

2. Surprisingly, which famous figure supported keeping races separate?
(a) Grant.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Lee.
(d) Jackson.

3. The quote provided in the introduction discusses where the Jim Crow System was effective. Which is not mentioned in the quote?
(a) Restaurants.
(b) Hospitals.
(c) Trains and buses.
(d) Cemeteries.

4. Which is not mentioned in the list of things blacks are still being denied?
(a) Healthcare.
(b) Right to vote.
(c) Education.
(d) Income equality.

5. What war seemed to change things for the better, even if only for a short time?
(a) Civil War.
(b) Spanish-American War.
(c) WWI.
(d) WWII.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is not one of the places listed as a location where southern blacks and whites might co-mingle?

2. What public meeting place was one of the most affected by segregation after the slaves were freed?

3. The segregation issue also caused another issue, this time regarding a student's _____.

4. Which state stepped forward with this particular issue?

5. Who was the president of the Atlanta School Board in 1970?

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