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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 does NDEA stand for?

2. 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?

3. What organizing founded in 1966 believed in self-defense rather than non-violence?

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

5. What does Jim Crow refer to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe The Perrow Plan.

7. What events led to the Civil Rights Act?

8. What was the Southern Manifesto, also called the Declaration of Constitutional Principles? How many members of Congress signed it and what was its effect on Brown?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is Anderson’s tone and narrative style? Does her tone change depending on the person or situation she mentions? Use examples from White Rage.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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