Chapter 9
Why did former slaves seek to have their marriages legally recognized?
a. The Freedmen's Bureau provided plots of land for married couples.
b. Suffrage was tied to marital status in some southern states.
c. It confirmed a new identity outside of their former owner's control.
d. They viewed marriages not legally recognized as immoral.
C. It confirmed a new identity outside of their former owner's control.
In what book did W.E.B DuBois spell out his objections to Booker T. Washington's ideas about accommodationism?
a. The Marrow of Tradition
b. Up From Slavery
c. The Souls of Black Folk
d. Lyrics of Lowly Life
c. The Souls of Black Folk
Why did some African American oppose migration out of the South?
a. Antiblack violence was more frequent outside the South.
b. They viewed the region as their historic and natural home.
c. Whites wanted blacks to migrate out of the South.
d. Fewer numbers of black would embolden white supremacists.
B. They viewed the region as their historic and natural home
Why did "Don't Buy Where You Can't Work" boycotts encourage blacks to patronize black-owned businesses?
a. Because black - owned businesses were at risk of going under
b. Because the profits would get reinvested in black neighborhoods
c. Because black-owned businesses sold the best products for black communities.
d. Because whites were actively boycotting black-owned businesses.
b. Black the profits would get reinvested in black neighborhoods.
Chapter 9:
What was one of the first priorities for African Americans after emancipation and the abolition of slavery?
a. Getting an education
b. Securing more constitutional rights
c. Reuniting with family members
d. Finding employment
C. Reuniting with family members
What did congregants mean by the term "church work" done by black women in black churches?
a. Assisting with community outside of church services.
b. Cooking and cleaning for church events and services.
c. Maintaining and repairing church building and facilities.
d. Advocating for civil rights during church services.
a. Assisting with community outside of church services.
Ida B. Wells launched a campaign against what practice that made her one of the most powerful black activists of her era?
a. Disfranchisement
b. Segregation
c. Lynching
d. Sharecropping
C. Lynching
What was the immediate trigger for the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?
a. A false accusation that a black man raped a white woman.
b. The bombing of a black home in an all-white neighborhood
c. A labor strike in an all-white labor union.
d. The return of black veterans from World War I.
a. A False accusation that a black man raped a white woman.
What core values did African Americans rely on to survive the Great Depression?
a. Faith, freedom, and frugality
b. Work, community, and friendship
c. Family, community, and religion
d. Labor, equality, and education
c. Family, community, and religion
Who were typically the targets of lynching by white mobs?
a. Improvised black men
b. Urban black women
c. Successful black men
d. Single black women
c. Successful black men
a. Sharecropping
b. Crop Lien
c. Indentured servitude
d. Convict lease
A. Sharecropping
What organization had more than one million black members by 1891?
a. Colored Farmers' Alliance
b. American Negro Academy
c. National Association of Colored Women's Clubs
d. Pan - African Congress
A. Colored Farmers' Alliance
During the Great Migration, why were men often the first family members to migrate out of the South?
a. They found jobs before other family members joined them.
b. They faced less discrimination outside the South.
c. Southern train companies offered reduced fares for black men.
d. Men lived apart from their families for years and sent money back to the South.
a. They found jobs before other family members joined them
A. Philip Randolph became president of which organization in 1925?
a. American Federation of Labor
b. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids
c. Negro National League
d. National Urban League
b. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids
During World War I, most black servicemen served in what type of units?
a. Ambulance units
b. Intelligence units
c. Combat units
d. Support units
d. Support Units
What was the name of the all-black town founded by black migrants in order to avoid white persecution and find an opportunity for self-government?
a. Alcorn, Mississippi
b. Hampton, Virginia
c. Pulaski, Tennessee
d. Nicodemus, Kansas
D. Nicodemus, Kansas
What idea did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois share about the path for black progress in the United States?
a. Liberal arts education
b. Political agitation
c. Racial solidarity
d. Vocational training
C. Racial Solidarity
Why did more job opportunities become available to African American in 1915?
a. Congress passed federal antidiscrimination laws.
b. A constitutional amendment prevented discrimination in hiring practices.
c. The United States entered World War I on the side of the Allied powers.
d. Fewer European immigrants arrived in the United States.
d. Fewer European immigrants arrived in the United States.
Why were some blacks attracted to the Communist Party?
a. No fee was required to join the party.
b. The party promised to help establish an all-black nation within the borders of the United States.
c. The party was virulently antiracism.
d. The party promised jobs to the millions of African Americans who were out of work.
C. The party was virulently antiracism
a. The Negro Quarter
b. Black Wall Street
c. Black Broadway
d. Bronzeville
b. Black Wall Street
What was one way in which the Civil Rights Act of 1866 protected the rights of African Americans?
a. Outlawed segregation in public places
b. Guaranteed black suffrage
c. Federal oversight of polling stations
d. Overturned black codes
D. Overturned black codes
Why did African American workers not typically join labor unions, such as the National Tobacco Workers of America or the American Federation of Labor?
a. They excluded blacks from membership
b. They limited leadership positions to whites.
c. They were viewed with suspicion by black workers.
d. They allowed only skilled laborers.
a. They excluded blacks from membership.
Who became first black executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1920?
a. A. Philip Randolph
b. Carter G. Woodson
c. James Weldon Johnson
d. Charles C. Johnson
What was the result of the Communist Party's efforts to end racial oppression?
a. Many blacks became members of the party.
b. The Communist Party lost most of its membership.
c. Whites came to resent the actions of the Communist Party.
d. The party received many black sympathizers and admirers.
d. The party received many black sympathizers and admirers.