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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was one of the staunch liberals that permitted a drastic change in the Southern newspapers?
(a) McGill.
(b) Irving.
(c) Darning.
(d) Kimble.

2. In 1906, this city in Georgia was under siege with many people being murdered and lynched.
(a) Marietta.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Athens.

3. In this case the state objected to the Jim Crow law regarding which of the following?
(a) Railways.
(b) Water fountains.
(c) Schools.
(d) Public office.

4. In what year was the NAACP founded?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1912.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. It is stated that the American belief in the equality of ______ has never known sectional boundaries.

2. Who was referred to as being one of the most brilliant speakers of the 1960s?

3. In which two states did Kennedy attempt to force integration?

4. Which states were the first to wane in their support of the cause?

5. In what year was there a struggle in regards to a Southern state and the Jim Crow law?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened that caused the people opposed to segregation to back down?

2. How did racial tensions increase at the end of World War I?

3. What event precipitated the New Reconstruction? How was compliance enforced?

4. The satire that appeared in the press may have been a portent of things to come. Explain.

5. Did either party have a leader that stood up to take a strong stand on integration? What was the call put forth at the 1956 conventions?

6. What event followed the murder of the four young girls in a black church?

7. Describe the three day siege in New Orleans and why it was an extreme example of white aggression.

8. What happened in 1989 regarding the Jim Crow law?

9. What was the message given to the Negroes from white industrialists? How did it affect nationwide racism?

10. What event precipitated the end of public school segregation? In what year did the event take place?

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