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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. Which attorney argued in favor of Brown v. Board?
2. What was one of the events that led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
3. Amite County Mississippi put forth $30.24 per white student and how much per Black student?
4. Senator Garland Gray’s Plan would require Virginia to spend how much money for every 1% of private school students?
5. Profits from cocaine trafficked by the CIA to California was used to arm whom?
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. Describe what happened in Tulia, Texas in 1999. Who was involved? Why was it controversial?
3. 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?
4. Describe The Perrow Plan.
5. What was the civil rights movement?
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. What Russian event sparked Americans to reevaluate their education system? Who was President at this time and how did he react?
8. How did communism become intertwined with school integration and Brown?
9. When did Brown v. Board of Education pass? What did it declare? What prominent attorney backed this legislation and why?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 4, Anderson states that President Nixon tried to portray racism as more of an individual act than a systemic issue. Focusing on the chronology of White Rage, discuss how racism has changed over time and how Nixon’s portrayal created a shift in behaviors.
Essay Topic 2
When reading the title of the book White Rage what did you think the book was going to be about? What was your feeling about reading such a text?
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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