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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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 became instantly poorer upon the migrants' arrival.

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

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

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

2.

What were the abolitionists' known for forming during the years of persecution of blacks in Chicago in the nineteenth century? (from Freedom Fight - A Stone's Throw)

Militias.

Spiritual congregations.

Liberty associations.

Unions.

3.

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

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

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

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

4.

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.

Multiculturalism.

Urban diversity.

5.

What do John Turner Harris and the Williams boys all have in common? (from The Beach - A Time to Reap)

Their mothers all accompanied them on their trip to the beach.

Their families all moved to Chicago from the South.

They are all black.

They all wanted to swim on the Twenty-Ninth Street beach but couldn't.

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