A Few Red Drops Quiz

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Why did black workers resist unionizing alongside white workers? (from Tensions Rising - Race Riot)

They were racist towards whites.

They felt betrayed by white workers for their actions during the 1904 strike.

They felt that white workers did not recognize or have at heart the unique set of interests held by black workers.

They felt protected by Big Bill and thus did not require additional political help against their bosses.

What is one major step undertaken by Chicago's activists after the race riots which contributed to the city's healing? (from Ratcheting Up - Epilogue)

A court was set up to try only white perpetrators and thus make black people feel vindicated.

The police chief was asked by the citizenry to step down in acknowledgement of his failure during this turbulent period.

A commission was set up to investigate the causes of the riots and proposed ways in which to move forward and prevent such violence in the future.

Big Bill was re-elected by Chicagoans in a show of forgiveness for his incompetence during the riots.

What was an unintended consequence of the Southern black migrants' arrival in Chicago for Northern black people? (from A Higher Call - Respectability and Respect)

They had to endure hearing a different accent than the one they were used to.

White people blamed all black people, even Northern ones, for the issues presented by this migration.

They became instantly poorer upon the migrants' arrival.

They had to move South in order to avoid the influx of migrants.

Why did union leaders resent the packers' calls for black men and women to return to work during the race riots? (from Ratcheting Up - Epilogue)

They felt that only they should be the ones to interact directly with black workers on behalf of the bosses.

They wanted to be able to make more money by working overtime while black workers were absent.

They were still wary of having black workers alongside them because they were racist.

They felt that these calls undermined union solidarity by promising black people protection and drawing their loyalties away from the unions.

Why did John Turner Harris and some of the Williams boys board a bus immediately after Eugene was found dead? (from The Beach - A Time to Reap)

They followed the advice of the black lifeguard and police officer and fled.

They needed to get away from the white bathers lest they be attacked.

They were worried that, though innocent, they would be punished for being involved in the incident.

They knew that, being guilty, they would soon be arrested for their friend's murder.