A Few Red Drops Quiz

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What did police officers do during the race riots on July 27th? (from Tensions Rising - Race Riot)

They only arrested black people in the Black Belt.

They called in back-up and strengthened their forces in preparation for the next few days of violence.

Nothing -- they failed to intervene to protect victims of violence or make consequential arrests.

They actively arrested white and black aggressors and ensured the injured received proper attention.

Which key fact presented by Claire Hartfield most helps the reader understand the manifestation of racial tensions already present in Chicago before July 27th, 1919? (from The Beach - A Time to Reap)

She states that many black soldiers had gone to Europe to fight in World War I.

She states that rock-throwing by whites against blacks had taken place before.

She states that the geography of Chicago and its beaches is incredibly complex.

She states that Chicago's oppressive heat caused people to be out of their homes frequently that summer.

When did Big Bill agree to move militiamen into Packingtown and the Black Belt? (from Ratcheting Up - Epilogue)

On the very first day of the race riots, July 27th.

Only once politicians and citizens began expressing outrage at his reluctance to do so.

Only once most of the violence had already subsided.

Only once the police chief admitted to requiring additional help.

Which phrase does Claire Hartfield use to describe the way in which diverse communities lived side-by-side in Chicago? (from Freedom Fight - A Stone's Throw)

American tolerance.

Parallel universes.

Urban diversity.

Multiculturalism.

Why did black people in the South continue to live in a poorer fashion than those in the North, despite the abolition of slavery? (from A Higher Call - Respectability and Respect)

Southern black people did not know better than to continue living in the South.

Informal but real segregation and prejudices still pervaded the South.

Southern black people did not mind being abused, so they did not fight the system.

Southern white people were inherently more racist than Northern white people.