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

2. The main conflict regarding the case and the Supreme Court decision originated in which city?

3. After WWII the number of blacks living outside the South rose to this height:

4. The landmark court case discussed throughout the book is Oliver Brown v. The Board of Education of ________.

5. In what year were the Slaughter House Cases tried?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. What became the symbol for white supremacy? How was this symbol often flaunted?

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

8. Name some of the reasons for the group to ease back on their efforts.

9. What is considered to be the key year in the Civil Rights Movement? What non-violent protest action came into popularity?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a great deal of discussion regarding the Emancipation Proclamation and Constitutional amendments. When was the Constitution amended? Why? What does the amendment say about slavery? Can the amendment ever be repealed? What fact about the history of the Constitution have you learned that was previously unknown to you?

Essay Topic 2

Choose and describe one of the major cities in the south in the year 1877. Include the social, political, economical and criminal atmospheres. Also discuss the city's culture at that time, including music and other entertainment.

Essay Topic 3

The author talks about symbols of white supremacy. Discuss at least five symbols used by the white supremacists since the fall of the Antebellum South. Which symbols are still in use today? Where are you most likely to find these symbols? Is it illegal to use these symbols? Which do you feel is the most offensive? Explain.

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