1. In 1949, what governor proposed an amendment that would send money to private white schools and get rid of public schools?
(a) Carol Anderson.
(b) Plessy Ferguson.
(c) Herman Melville.
(d) Herman Talmage.

2. What does NDEA stand for?
(a) National Defense of Educational Autonomy.
(b) Natural Disaster Efforts Association.
(c) National Distribution of Education Allocation.
(d) National Defense of Education Act.

3. The southern closure of school affected whom?
(a) White students only.
(b) Black and white Students.
(c) Had no effect on students.
(d) Blacks students only.

4. What does Anderson claim is the trigger for white rage?
(a) Black men.
(b) Black advancement.
(c) Black rage.
(d) Black homeowners.

5. Where did Dr. Sweet move to after the trial?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) New York City.
(c) Black Bottom.
(d) Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once these types of jobs began to disappear in the United States, it became much more difficult for those without an education to make a living wage?

2. In addition to seeking work during the Great Migration, what did Blacks hope to find up North?

3. In 2014 race riots erupted after the police killing of whom?

4. Which war gave Blacks the opportunity to leave the South to find work in the North?

5. In Virginia, what percent of Blacks attended desegregated schools?

(see the answer key)

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