A Few Red Drops Quiz

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What happened to lieutenants Washington and Browning? (from Ratcheting Up - Epilogue)

Both individuals were killed by white gang members.

Lieutenant Washington was gravely injured while Lieutenant Browning fled the scene of a mob attack.

Both individuals acted as police officers in the city, intervening to stop the violence occurring everywhere.

Lieutenant Washington stabbed a white aggressor while Lieutenant Browning was injured by another aggressor.

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

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

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)

Multiculturalism.

American tolerance.

Parallel universes.

Urban diversity.

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

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

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 were racist towards whites.

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

Informal but real segregation and prejudices still pervaded the South.

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

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