Problem
This quiz is based on material from our textbook "Freedom on My Mind"- focusing on chapters 7-11.
Answer each question fully, paraphrasing and using your own critical thoughts, with minimal quotes. Each response should be a minimum of 300 words.
A. How did the Emancipation Proclamation promote black equality? In what ways did it fall apart?
B. What factors resulted in the defeat of Reconstruction? Was it inevitable or might things have turned out differently had any of these circumstances been different? Explain.
C. What connections can be drawn between the growth of Jim Crow laws, the concept of scientific racism, and American and European imperialism abroad? What underlying philosophies informed these developments?
D. Describe the tensions - between black and whites and between new and more established northern blacks - brought about by the great migration. What challenges did the newcomers face, and how did they seek to address these challenges?
E. Describe the strategy behind the Double V campaign. How did it enable African Americans to protest their circumstances without risking accusations of disloyalty?