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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Capitulation to Racism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was another name for the outdated laws that pigeon-holed blacks?
(a) Plantation laws.
(b) Slavery Act of 1861.
(c) Reprehensible.
(d) Jim Crow.

2. In which of the coastal states did blacks continue to hold political or public office?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Maryland.
(d) South Carolina.

3. The level of tolerance regarding racial equality was directly related to which of the following?
(a) Relation to Mason-Dixon line.
(b) Age.
(c) Political affiliation.
(d) Proximity.

4. In what year was there a struggle in regards to a Southern state and the Jim Crow law?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1894.

5. What was responsible for assisting the schools and other organizations adapt to the new laws?
(a) Threatening actions.
(b) Protests.
(c) Actions of federal agencies.
(d) Walk outs.

Short Answer Questions

1. The other famous case mentioned during this time was Williams against an American state. What state was it?

2. What was a common name often used to disparage whites?

3. What word is best used to describe the pre-war south?

4. From which state did the court case originate?

5. Who is the author of "The Silent South?"

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