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The Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Vann Woodward - Quiz
  • 1. Who authored 'The Strange Career of Jim Crow'?
A) C. Vann Woodward
B) James Baldwin
C) W.E.B. Du Bois
D) Ralph Ellison
  • 2. In what year was 'The Strange Career of Jim Crow' published?
A) 1945
B) 1955
C) 1975
D) 1965
  • 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 role did the media play during the Jim Crow era?
A) Reporting on minority successes
B) Advocating for integration
C) Promoting racial stereotypes
D) Neutral coverage of events
  • 5. 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
  • 6. Which movement directly challenged Jim Crow laws?
A) Suffrage Movement
B) Civil Rights Movement
C) Prohibition Movement
D) Labor Movement
  • 7. How did Woodward view the emergence of Jim Crow laws?
A) As a natural social evolution
B) As a cultural phenomenon
C) As a temporary measure
D) As a political process
  • 8. Which Act aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans?
A) Voting Rights Act of 1965
B) Civil Rights Act of 1964
C) Fair Labor Standards Act
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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