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