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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. In Virginia, what percent of Blacks attended desegregated schools?

2. After the launching of Sputnik, many pointed to America’s failed what?

3. In what year was Brown v. Board of Education passed?

4. Why were sentences for crack and cocaine thought to racially discriminate?

5. In which decade did the civil rights movement begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What Russian event sparked Americans to reevaluate their education system? Who was President at this time and how did he react?

2. How did Nixon and others during his presidency try to redefine racism?

3. Which ruling demanded that Brown must be obeyed? What did states do subsequently to avoid integrating?

4. In what ways does Anderson say the new drug laws under Reagan disproportionately impact African Americans?

5. How did communism become intertwined with school integration and Brown?

6. In what ways did those who disagreed with Brown try to crush it?

7. What was the history of discriminatory practices in regards to African Americans and the vote prior to the Voting Rights Act?

8. Describe The Perrow Plan.

9. What was the civil rights movement?

10. What was the NAACP? What was it trying to do at the start of Chapter 3, according to Anderson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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