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