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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. The appointment of a(n) _________ in South Carolina fueled even more racial violence.
(a) Attorney General.
(b) Judge.
(c) Secretary of Commerce.
(d) Postmaster.

2. Despite New Orleans' reputation and policies _____ days of violence broke out in the city due to racial issues.
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

3. What was the name of the school in Little Rock that faced racial violence when it attempted to integrate black students?
(a) Little Rock Secondary.
(b) Wilfred Academy.
(c) Reynolds High School.
(d) Central High School.

4. There was fear that if integration was wholly successful, blacks may give up distinctions they abhorred but they would also give up distinctions they ____.
(a) Created.
(b) Owned.
(c) Supported.
(d) Cherished.

5. How many cases eventually backed up, forcing the Supreme Court to step in?
(a) 19.
(b) 23.
(c) 28.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. The change of laws in the south may be attributed to various actions often referred to as:

2. Who was the leader of the National Urban League?

3. In which of the coastal states did blacks continue to hold political or public office?

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

5. Which group of people claimed that segregation was not the issue?

(see the answer key)

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