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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. To what country did the American Colonization Society move thousands of newly freed people?

2. Which people joined together to create laws to stop the Great Migration?

3. Why did The Homestead Act not benefit Black Americans?

4. What constituted vagrancy under the Black Codes?

5. What was the mayor of New York’s reaction to the murder of Amadou Diallo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Great Migration? Why did it happen?

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

3. How did the increased housing demand during the Great Migration affect rents?

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

5. Describe the American Colonization Society. What was it? Who created it?

6. What were the Black Codes?

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

8. What is Reconstruction?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The rights of Black Americans in regards to education has been a struggle since slavery. Describe the history of this issue as outlined in the book White Rage. Do you feel that there are people who feel it benefits them to keep Black Americans from receiving equal education? How and why?

Essay Topic 2

One goal of this book is to introduce the read to the history of African American discrimination in the United States. Did Anderson succeed in this goal? How might having this knowledge change the way people act toward one another?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 5, Anderson discusses how the media helped perpetuate stereotypes of Black Americans. Consider and discuss the role the media played in the Tulia, Texas drug raid. Use direct examples from White Rage.

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