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The Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Vann Woodward
  • 1. Who authored 'The Strange Career of Jim Crow'?
A) C. Vann Woodward
B) James Baldwin
C) Ralph Ellison
D) W.E.B. Du Bois
  • 2. In what year was 'The Strange Career of Jim Crow' published?
A) 1945
B) 1965
C) 1955
D) 1975
  • 3. Which Supreme Court decision upheld racial segregation in 1896?
A) Loving v. Virginia
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) Plessy v. Ferguson
D) Shelley v. Kraemer
  • 4. What form of resistance did African Americans often utilize during the Jim Crow era?
A) Civil disobedience
B) Armed rebellion
C) Passive acceptance
D) Political lobbying
  • 5. Which Act aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans?
A) Civil Rights Act of 1964
B) Fair Labor Standards Act
C) Voting Rights Act of 1965
D) Emancipation Proclamation
  • 6. What role did the media play during the Jim Crow era?
A) Neutral coverage of events
B) Reporting on minority successes
C) Advocating for integration
D) Promoting racial stereotypes
  • 7. What was the primary economic condition faced by most African Americans in the South during Jim Crow?
A) High employment rates
B) Poverty
C) Middle-class stability
D) Wealth accumulation
  • 8. Which movement directly challenged Jim Crow laws?
A) Prohibition Movement
B) Labor Movement
C) Suffrage Movement
D) Civil Rights Movement
  • 9. How did Woodward view the emergence of Jim Crow laws?
A) As a political process
B) As a cultural phenomenon
C) As a temporary measure
D) As a natural social evolution
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