Stats & Dates
What statute enacted in 1934, aimed to make homeownership more accessible by supporting private lending but had discriminatory practices that favored whites and excluded communities of color?
A. The Housing and Urban Development Act
B. The Fair Housing Act
C. The Civil Rights Act
D. The Federal Housing Act
D. The Federal Housing Act
Who said the following quote: “There isn’t any Negro problem; there is only a white problem [in America]” ? What does this mean?
Answer: Richard Wright (ch. 1 pg. 1). This quote combats the idea that racial polarization is due to the existence of Black people rather than the behavior of white people. There is no “negro problem”.
True or false? The desire for slave labor increased white supremacy and racism in America.
True (Lipsitz Pg. 2)
True or False: The 2009 Ricci case was led by a similar dynamic to the parents involved case.
True
Which Supreme Court ruling is incorrectly credited with ending discrimination in housing?
1948 Shelly v. Kraemer
According to a 1990 study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, what racial disparity was observed in the arrest rates for drug charges, with African Americans being disproportionately affected?
A. African Americans were twice as likely to be arrested as whites.
B. African Americans were more likely to be arrested than whites.
C. African Americans were four times more likely to be arrested than whites.
D. There was no significant racial disparity in drug-related arrest rates.
C. African Americans were four times more likely to be arrested than whites
What is this quote an example of according to the readings: “as collective agreements among white property owners never to sell their homes to people of color (no matter how much money they were offered) and to make sure that the dwellings were sold to whites (no matter how unreliable, unworthy, and unneighborly the purchaser might be).”?
Answer: Possessive Investment in Whiteness (ch. 2 pg. 26)
True or False? Houston,Texas has 100% of their city-owned garbage dumps located in black neighborhoods.
True (Lipsitz Pg. 8)
True or False: The Roberts’ court ruling rewrites the essence of Brown vs. Board by holding that usage of racial identities to desegregate schools is the same as using it to segregate them.
True
What did the San Antonio’s “experiments” consist of?
“Depriving low-income Mexican American students of an equal education, which met with the approval of the Supreme Court.”
A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston found that black and Latino mortgage applicants are significantly more likely to be denied loans compared to whites, even after accounting for various factors. What is the approximate increased likelihood of loan denial for black and Latino applicants?
60%
Fill in the blank: “If you’re not part of the ________, you’re part of the ________.” What group famously said this phrase?
“Solution/ Problem”
"Black Panther Party"
True or false? 90% of African Americans and Latinos live in communities with uncontrolled toxic waste sites.
False, 60% (Lipsitz Pg. 9
What term does Charles Mills use to describe the philosophical foundation of the plurality and concurring opinions in relation to civil rights laws?
"Epistemology of Ignorance"
In 1890 what did the San Francisco Board of Supervisors ordinance entail?
Removing Asian Americans from neighborhoods for redevelopment.
True or False: During the 1970s, the share of low-income households headed by blacks decreased by one-third.
False, the share of low-income households headed by blacks increased by one-third. Black family’s income fell from 60 percent of white family income in 1971 to 58 percent in 1980.
(Roughly) Fill in the blank: “______________________ "constitutes the single greatest source of wealth for white Americans. It is the factor most responsible for the disparity between Blacks and whites in respect to wealth”. Why is this the greatest contributor?
The appreciated housing value for homeowners. / The basis for intergenerational transfers of wealth.
True or False? At the end of the 1900’s San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance mandating the removal of Chinese Americans from their homes, resettling them in isolated industrial areas.
False, at the end of the 1800’s (1890) (Lipsitz Pg. 25)
Which two supreme court justices contradicted their pledges during their confirmation hearings to uphold principles and avoid legislating from the bench?
John Roberts and Samuel Alito
What does the Equal Credit Opportunity Act in 1974 prohibit?
Discrimination in real estate loaning, which required banks to require the racial identity of which loans were rejected or accepted.
During which decades did urban renewal projects result in the destruction of around sixteen hundred predominantly black neighborhoods, causing significant financial and emotional distress in these communities?
1930s - 1970s
Chapter 1 reads: “The belief…that racist things happened in the distant past and that it is unfair to hold contemporary whites accountable for them illuminates broader currents in our culture…” Who expressed that they were “blamed for slavery” or made to feel guilty? Why is this claim problematic? (list one example/person)
ch 1. pg. 20-21) 22 y/o Christopher Davis; Los Angeles Times Report: 16 y/o and 17 y/o highschoolers.
True or false? In the late 1900’s training manuals for private appraisers described desirable neighborhoods as “100% Caucasian.”
True (Lipsitz Pg. 30)
What two supreme court cases did Justice Breyer cite in his dissent to show the court has repeatedly recognized race as one of the few ways to desegregate schools successfully?
Green vs. New Kent County & Swann vs. Mecklenberg
What was the percent of how many white contractors who had secured the city contracting business ?
99:33%