Civil Rights Quiz #1

1. Civil Rights Quiz #1 • Part 1: Synonyms & Antonyms • Agitator • Advocate, Fighter, Champion, Radical • Engulf • Bury, Gulp, Consume, Deluge, Drown, Encompass, Immerse • Foster • Advance, Grow, Develop, Champion, Cherish, Cultivate • Consent (Antonyms) • Denial, Difference, Disagreement, Disapproval • Compel (Antonyms) • Block, Check, Delay, Deter, Hinder, Impede • Advocate • Antagonist, Assailant, Enemy, Opposition, Protestor

2. Civil Rights Quiz #1 • Essay • Themes well developed • General summary covering non-violent movement to Black Panther Movement • Use of Words • GOOD: “White Americans were cognizant of the fact that segregation was wrong, but they did not intervene.” • POOR: “In a way, some were midst about joining the movement.” • Corrected: “In the midst of the Civil Rights movement, the Black Power/Black Panther movement emerged countering some of the non-violent beliefs of Dr. King.”

3. Civil Rights Quiz #1: ACT Passage Lines 84-86“Nor is constituency service the only aspect of the officeholders’ survival strategy. Coping with organized interests occupies much of the legislator’s own time.” # 12. According to the passage, surviving in office today means that a member of Congress must: F. Focus exclusively on constituency service. G. Focus on media to the exclusion of everything else. H. Take a broader national perspective on issues regardless of constituent opinion. J. Deal with organized interests as well as constituent groups.

4. Civil Rights Quiz #1: ACT Passage #15. The passage suggests that the need for members of Congress to meet constituent demands will: A. decrease as members become more entrenched. B. probably not diminish in the future. C. probably end in the future. D. change because voters don’t expect much from their representatives.

5. Civil Rights Quiz #1: ACT Passage #16. The term constituency service role (line 75) is used to describe the attention members of Congress devote to: F. their committee responsibilities. G. matters of national concern. H. fulfilling their obligations to the political party. J. providing assistance to voters residing in their districts or states.

6. Civil Rights Quiz #1: ACT Passage #20. According to the authors, which of the following factors now shape(s) the priorities and activities of the members of Congress? I. New campaign technologies II. New forms of campaign fundraising III. Increasingly powerful local party organizations F. I only G. III only H. I and I only J. I, II, and III

7. Richard Wright’s “12 Million Voices” • Do you think World War I had an influence on African Americans and their migration to the North? How? Why do you think the migration dramatically slowed down after 1928/1929? • World War I – White men went off to fight in Europe (1917-1919) • Opened jobs in factories • Creation of jobs through war industries (other factories) • North contained mostly factories, south mainly farms. • Yes, Great Depression • White men had priority over any jobs that were available.

8. Richard Wright’s “12 Million Voices” • What does Richard Wright’s description tell you about the experience of moving from the South to the North? How do you think the African American migrants felt? • “The slow southern drawl, which in legend is so sweet and hospitable but which in fact has brought down on our black bodies suffering untold, is superseded by clipped Yankee phrases, phrases spoken with such rapidity and neutrality that we, with our slow ears, have difficulty understanding” (1st Paragraph) • “Even though we have been told that we need not be afraid, we have lived so long in fear of all whitefaces that we cannot help but sit and wait.” (2nd Paragraph) • “We feel freer than we have ever felt before, but we are still a little scared.” (2nd Paragraph) • The process felt foreign/uncomfortable.

9. Richard Wright’s “12 Million Voices” • What were some of the challenges in attempting to create a better life? What were some of the differences between southern and northern life? • Challenges • Crowded, noisy apartments, competing for shelter with poor migrant whites. • Finding a job • Employer Interactions • Differences between Southern & Northern Life • 4th paragraph – threat of Industrialization/Capitalism

10. Richard Wright’s “12 Million Voices” • What were working and living conditions like in the North? Did it appear to be a better life? How was the treatment of blacks in the North and South similar? How was it different? • “We live in swarms of people yet there is a vast distance between people, a distance that words cannot bridge.” • “We live by the grace of jobs and the brutal logic of jobs. We do not know this world, or what makes it move” • “The only district we can live in is the area just beyond the business belt, a transition area where a sooty conglomeration of factories and mills belches smoke that stains our clothes and lungs.” • Also see first paragraph.

11. Last Night’s Homework: Reflection • It is argued that one cannot understand the civil-rights movement unless one understands the institutions of slavery and Jim Crow. Do you agree or disagree? Why?