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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is not yet known how ______ will eventually view these drastic changes in the system.

2. That particular type of philosophy was often referred to as a(n) ______ philosophy.

3. The actions that took place in the South during this period are often thought of as being a/an:

4. In what year was "The Silent South" published?

5. What was one of the things a freedman might do after leaving the plantation where he lived?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the court system in regards to racial segregation.

2. The author gives examples of the types of places in which segregation was prevalent. Name some of those social and political arenas.

3. It has been shown that full-fledged segregation occurred in the North, and was transported to the South after the Civil War. Discuss this fact.

4. How did the coastal northern states tend to differ in opinion from the northeastern states that were located further inland? Explain.

5. What threatened the main order of the way things were in the south? What court case was seen as a landmark case in regards to segregation?

6. In 1877, a major historical event occurred. What was the event and what did it mean in relation to the Reconstruction?

7. What were the names of some of the alternatives presented to the Southerners?

8. What important period does the third segment of the history follow? How does it relate to the others? How was this period characterized?

9. Explain at least one of the reasons the whites wanted to press the issue of blacks being an inferior race.

10. Name at least one major change that took place during the Redemption.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write how you think the issue of segregation would be handled in today's court system. How would the approach change? Would the court proceedings receive national media attention like it did in the 1870s? Would the case require the intervention of the NAACP and high powered attorneys? State reasons for your opinions, using as many facts as possible.

Essay Topic 2

The author talks about blacks leaving white churches in order to form their own. One of the most famous Southern black churches was the AME Church. What is the AME Church? Describe the church, its founders, mission, purpose and actions. Where was the church based? How many affiliates were there? How was the church affiliated with the black community? Does the church still exist?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss police involvement in the Old South. How did the police react to racial violence? Were the police true to the law or were their actions biased? If the actions were biased, in what way were they biased and by whom? How could the blacks know if the police were on their side? What might have been done to ensure that the police were on hand to protect and serve?

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