A. Identifications: Describe and explain the significance of 7 of the following terms.
1/4 of grade
1. Malcolm X
2. Martin Luther King, Jr.
3. Abolitionism
4. Sharecropping
5. Urban Uprisings or “Race Riots”
6. Loving vs. Virginia
7. 40 Acres and a Mule
8. “The Solid South”
9. Harlem Renaissance
10. Freedom Riders
B. Post-midterm Essay: Answer all three parts.
1/2 of grade
Part 1. What was Jim Crow segregation like?
Part 2. What was the Great Black Migration? What were its causes? What were its consequences?
Part 3. What was the Civil Rights movement? What caused it? Why did it happen when it did?
C. Comprehensive Essay:
1/4 of grade
Consider the three major Supreme Court cases covered in this course: Dred Scott, Plessy vs. Ferguson, and Brown vs. Board of Education.
What was each case about? Why were they important in their time?