3. The segregation issue also caused another issue, this time regarding a student's _____.
(a) Economic status.
(b) Age.
(c) Level of education.
(d) Transportation.

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

5. People were careful to note the impact of the post-war struggle between democracy and _______.
(a) Marxism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Capitalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Another powerful force mentioned by the author was a movement involving black churches. What term is used to describe the movement?

2. Despite New Orleans' reputation and policies _____ days of violence broke out in the city due to racial issues.

3. One idea was to develop a separate _____ office to maintain segregation in public facilities.

4. What is commonly known as the speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr.?

5. Many people compared the South to the politics of what other country?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What input did scholars have on racism? What sections of this group were most influential in the opinion?

3. How did the occurrence of World War I benefit the Negro?

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

5. What group of states announced that it would integrate their schools? What was the opinion of the school systems in the Deep South regarding the time line?

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

7. What was the first major action taken by the NAACP?

8. What happened when the courts finally set up a strict implementation plan? Who was in charge?

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

10. To what level did Southern segregation rise to by 1915?

(see the answer keys)

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