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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. According to Anderson, quality education can do what for people?
2. Following Brown v. Board, great pains were taken to stop Blacks from doing what?
3. How many African Americans were on the jury after the 1999 Texas drug raid?
4. What national crisis did Reagan shift his focus on beginning in 1982?
5. What is the title of Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the National Defense of Education Act? Why was it written? Name a key player involved in its implementation. Did this person believe in equal education for all?
2. After Brown, how did some Southern states attempt to weaken the NAACP’s impact?
3. What was the history of discriminatory practices in regards to African Americans and the vote prior to the Voting Rights Act?
4. Describe how Anderson explains the Reagan administration's “drug crisis.” How did it begin and what unethical things were done?
5. Describe The Perrow Plan.
6. What was the Black Panther Party? When was it formed and what made it different from the previous methods of the civil rights movement?
7. In what ways does Anderson say the new drug laws under Reagan disproportionately impact African Americans?
8. What was the NAACP? What was it trying to do at the start of Chapter 3, according to Anderson?
9. What Russian event sparked Americans to reevaluate their education system? Who was President at this time and how did he react?
10. Describe the ways in which the Reagan administration continued to roll back civil rights, according to Anderson. What examples does Anderson use in regards to education?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Anderson describes many instances of racial discrimination against Blacks throughout history. Describe a moment in which you were a target of or witness to racial discrimination. How did you react? What would you have done differently? Did reading this book help reimagine how you could have reacted?
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 4, Anderson discusses how Nixon’s Supreme Court nominees affected legislation. Please explain.
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