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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. What group referred to itself as being the last civil rights group to believe in integration?

2. How many Negro towns were formulated as a result of community restrictions?

3. Many communities placed which kind of restriction on their residents to keep their neighborhoods segregated?

4. Which is not mentioned in the list of things blacks are still being denied?

5. How many children were killed during the time of the church bombing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the first group to back down from the extreme fight against racism?

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

6. What happened in the 1920s that further suppressed racial equality? What group gained immense power at this time?

7. How did the Jim Crow laws change beginning in 1920?

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

9. What was a major missing element in the battle for Progressive reform?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the actions of the federal government during the height of racial violence following the end of the Reconstruction. Compare and contrast those actions with those in other riotous situations such as riots that took place in Los Angeles, Watts, Chicago, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C..

Essay Topic 2

One of the most common the signs of defiance is the Confederate flag. In modern times, the Confederate flag is often considered to be racist. Compare and contrast the United States flag with the Confederate flag. Where did the makers of each flag get the idea for its design? Do you feel that the Confederate flag should be banned due to its history?

Essay Topic 3

The book makes several references to the landmark case of Oliver Brown v. The Board of Education. The case took place during the height of the racial upheaval in the south in the 1940s and 1950s, mainly in Little Rock, AR. Discuss the court case and all of its details. What was the final decision in the case? When was the case resolved? Do you think that the actions of the Little Rock Nine and their families and friends had a significant impact on the case and the future of southern education? Explain.

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