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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 leader did young activists who were frustrated with Martin Luther King Jr.'s messages of non-violent action in protest sometimes turn to?

2. Where did W.E.B Du Bois go to college?

3. What do Reynolds and Kendi say racist White people and the White media heard from Carmichael's new phrase?

4. When was the Civil Rights Act passed in the United States?

5. What do Reynolds and Kendi say is interesting about the Brown v. Board of Education case that is rarely discussed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which film did President Woodrow Wilson screen at the White House, and how did it portray Black people?

2. What do Reynolds and Kendi say that Black people were doing even as Lincoln was labeled the Great Emancipator?

3. How did Angela Davis feel about the teachings of Malcolm X?

4. Who was involved in organizing the 1963 March on Washington?

5. What new ideas did W.E.B. Du Bois embrace later in his life in Chapter 19?

6. What happened when President Harry Truman urged Congress to pass a civil rights act in 1948?

7. What did the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 rule?

8. Why was Angela Davis charged with murder?

9. Which politician did Richard Nixon model his run for the presidency from, and why?

10. According to Reynolds and Kendi, how did Roosevelt's New Deal affect Black people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reynolds and Kendi use many different examples of films and other art to explain the perpetuation of racist tropes throughout U.S. history. Write an essay explaining some of the most influential films, books, and/or celebrities that contributed to racist tropes and thought that Reynolds and Kendi explore throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

What did Cotton Mather believe was the sole mission of slavery, and how did the public at the time react to this view? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of Reynold's and Kendi's opinions on former U.S. President Barack Obama's greatest strengths, especially as they relate to advancing racial equality? What are some of the authors' opinions on Obama's significant weaknesses in this regard? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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