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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 1957, Milwaukee instituted busing, but kept Blacks and whites in separate what?

2. Which two Supreme Court Justices during both the Nixon and Reagan administration supported legislation that would roll back civil rights?

3. Nixon’s appointments to what worked to roll back civil rights successes?

4. What word describes the claim made in the Deep South and Virginia stating they did not have to follow federal laws with which they disagreed?

5. In Delaware in the 1930’s, Black Americans completed how many years of schooling on average?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the Black Panther Party? When was it formed and what made it different from the previous methods of the civil rights movement?

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

4. Describe The Gray Commission Plan.

5. When did Brown v. Board of Education pass? What did it declare? What prominent attorney backed this legislation and why?

6. After Brown, how did some Southern states attempt to weaken the NAACP’s impact?

7. Describe how Anderson explains the Reagan administration's “drug crisis.” How did it begin and what unethical things were done?

8. Describe what happened in Tulia, Texas in 1999. Who was involved? Why was it controversial?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Anderson discusses several moments in our history when the issue of federal versus state power was at hand. This is particularly relevant in Chapter 3: Burning Brown to the Ground. What are your thoughts on this? How has this separation of power affected African American’s equality?

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