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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. Racists often referred to Negroes as lacking which of the following?

2. How many Negro towns were formulated as a result of community restrictions?

3. What type of behavior would most likely be used to ensure segregation?

4. Who was president at the time of the event?

5. In what year were the Slaughter House Cases tried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event precipitated the end of public school segregation? In what year did the event take place?

2. What common enemy helped to ease racial tensions? What was the common goal? Who supported the goal?

3. To what level did Southern segregation rise to by 1915?

4. What major action taken in Arkansas caused a national uproar? What happened as a result of the actions?

5. What became the symbol for white supremacy? How was this symbol often flaunted?

6. What happened that caused the people opposed to segregation to back down?

7. What was the first group to back down from the extreme fight against racism?

8. What input did scholars have on racism? What sections of this group were most influential in the opinion?

9. What happened when the courts finally set up a strict implementation plan? Who was in charge?

10. The satire that appeared in the press may have been a portent of things to come. Explain.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author talks about symbols of white supremacy. Discuss at least five symbols used by the white supremacists since the fall of the Antebellum South. Which symbols are still in use today? Where are you most likely to find these symbols? Is it illegal to use these symbols? Which do you feel is the most offensive? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the actions of the federal government during the height of racial violence following the end of the Reconstruction. Compare and contrast those actions with those in other riotous situations such as riots that took place in Los Angeles, Watts, Chicago, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C..

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of mob mentality. What is mob mentality? Is it positive or negative? How did mob mentality play a role in the story? Have you ever experienced mob mentality? Explain.

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