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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 constituted vagrancy under the Black Codes?

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

3. In 1918, The Federal Government issued what order for Blacks?

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

5. Who is the man who killed Hampton Smith for his brutal behavior?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the peonage system.

3. What is the book’s genre? What does that mean?

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

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

6. What were some of the ways Southern states attempted to punish Blacks for trying to move North around WWI?

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

8. Why were some Southern whites surprised the Great Migration took place?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 4, Anderson discusses how Nixon’s Supreme Court nominees affected legislation. Please explain.

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

What was your knowledge of Black History prior to reading this book? What new knowledge did you gain after reading?

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