2. At which bible institute did Mary McLeod Bethune study?
(a) Henderson Southern Baptist Institute.
(b) Hawking's Bible Institute.
(c) Moody Bible Institute.
(d) New York's Bible Institute.

3. Prior to the United States entering into WWII, what percent of school systems refused to hire married women?
(a) 54%.
(b) 77%.
(c) 17%.
(d) 85%.

4. What cigar company found itself in the middle of a strike in 1917 in Norfolk, Virginia?
(a) The Virginia Cigar Company.
(b) The Richmond Cigar Company.
(c) The East Coast Cigar Company.
(d) The American Cigar Company.

5. What magazine "editorialized that brown skin was . . . more appealing to Whites"?
(a) "Rapture."
(b) "The Crisis."
(c) "Half-Century."
(d) "Ebony."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Council for Interracial Cooperation founded?

2. During the 1920s, what rate decreased?

3. What Black poet's work was entered into "The Congressional Record" by Senator Henry Lodge?

4. During Bethune's travel through 21 states, what percentage of young Blacks were on relief?

5. How many Black judges were "in the system" in New York City?

Short Essay Questions

1. What allowed Eleanor Roosevelt to fully overcome her racial prejudice?

2. What initially was to happen to the monies granted for slum clearance in Daytona Beach?

3. What caused a dramatic shift in the role of the woman in the work force in 1941?

4. According to Virginia Durr, what were the two ways that the Depression affected people?

5. What was the Negro Congress and the Southern Negro Youth Congress able to settle in regard to the strike between Black women and the I.N. Vaughn Company?

6. What accomplishments did the NACW have by 1916?

7. What preparations did Lugenia Burns Hope make for the CIC meeting in Memphis?

8. What concerns did interracial cooperation in the workplace world bring about?

9. How did Mary McLeod Bethune finance the Daytona School for Girls?

10. What affect did WWI have on Blacks?

(see the answer keys)

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