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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 year were the Black Codes passed?

2. The Reconstruction Act was passed in what year?

3. After Diallo’s murder, what did Mayor Giuliani say the community’s real issue was?

4. What was Ossian Sweet’s occupation?

5. What percent of African Americans were in the Union army?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the 13th Amendment and when was it enacted?

2. What was the Chicago Defender and what role did it have, or was it suspected to have, in the Great Migration?

3. Who is the author of White Rage? What is her background? What led her to write this book?

4. What was the Freedmen’s Bureau? When and why was it created?

5. Who was President when the 13th Amendment was enacted? What were his views on Black Americans at that time?

6. In which part of Detroit did most Black people live after the Great Migration? Describe the conditions there.

7. When did The Civil War Begin? What started it?

8. What was the Homestead Act and why did it not benefit African Americans?

9. What were the Black Codes?

10. Who was President after Lincoln’s assasination? In what ways did he attempt to return to slavery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book White Rage, Anderson discusses how laws are created, changed, or manipulated to benefit those with the most power. Discuss some of these instances from White Rage. How do these situations affect your knowledge of and feelings regarding the way our government works?

Essay Topic 2

After reading White Rage, write an essay on how you would define “white rage.” According to Anderson, how do those with “white rage” view people of color and their role in America?

Essay Topic 3

Write a brief summary of the time period each chapter covers. Why did Anderson choose these moments for this book?

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