exam HIST 318
HIST 318 – HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN AMERICAN CITIES
SPRING 2021
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
(UNITS 1-5)
DUE DATE: SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021
(NO EXCEPTIONS)
INSTRUCTIONS
(PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)
1. OPEN BOOK: This exam is “open book,” which means you are permitted to use the course PowerPoint slides for UNITS 1-5, your own class notes, the readings shared in class, and anything on the course’s Blackboard page.
2. UNACCOMPANIED: The exam must be taken completely alone. Showing it or discussing it with anyone is forbidden . You may not consult with any other person regarding the exam. You may not check your exam answers with any person.
3. NO EXTERNAL SOURCES: You may not consult any external resources. This means no internet searches , materials from other classes or books or any notes you have taken in other classes, etc. You MAY NOT use GOOGLE, BING or any other search engines for any reason. You may not use any shared Google documents.
4. PLAGIARISM: Copying and pasting answers from other students (past and present) or websites such as Wikipedia.com, History.com, Blackpast.org, Britannica.com or others will cause you to FAIL this exam.
5. TIME MANAGEMENT: Please take time to read each question carefully and avoid leaving blank answers. Giving yourself ample time to complete this exam is highly suggested. Waiting until the night before or the morning of to begin this exam in not recommended.
6. QUESTIONS: All questions regarding this exam should be directed to Dr. Dupree-Wilson at [email protected] only.
7. SUBMISSION: Your exam must be typed and submitted through the Exams Tab on Blackboard in Microsoft WORD format by Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 11:59 PM. IF THE BLACKBOARD SYSTEM IS DOWN, YOU MAY ALSO EMAIL YOUR EXAM TO DR. DUPREE-WILSON.
GOOD LUCK!!!
NAME: __________________________________
Part I. Short Answer. In 2-3 COMPLETE sentences, describe each of the individuals, terms or phrases listed below. You MAY NOT use GOOGLE, BING or any other search engines for any reason. (3 points each)
1. Plessy v. Ferguson –
2. The Convict Lease System –
3. The Grandfather Clause –
4. The Chicago Defender –
5. The film The Birth of a Nation –
6. Philip Anthony Payton, Jr. –
7. The Cotton Club –
8. Negrotarians –
9. The Black Chicago Renaissance –
10. “The Negro Movement” –
11. Adella Bond –
12. Chicago’s Negro Dance Group –
13. Palmer Hayden –
14. Red Summer –
15. The Greenwood Section of Tulsa, OK –
16. East St. Louis, IL Riots –
17. Archibald J. Motley, Jr. –
18. Dr. Ossain Sweet –
19.The New Orleans Riot of 1900 –
20. The Sharecropping System –
21. The Tenderloin in New York City –
22. Bedford–Stuyvesant –
23. The Second Wave of the Great Migration –
24. Belle Isle Amusement Park –
25. James Van Der Zee–
Part II. Image ID. Please write the correct name of the African American figures of the Harlem Renaissance below, on the line provided beneath their picture. (2 points each)
26._____________________________ 27.___________________________
28.____________________________ 29._______________________________
30._______________________________
Part III. Essay. In 10-15 complete sentences, please answer ONE of the essay questions presented below (A OR B, NOT BOTH). DO NOT SIMPLY COPY AND PASTE BULLET POINTS FROM THE UNIT POWERPOINTS. YOU MUST WRITE A CLEAR AND CONCISE ESSAY. You MAY NOT use GOOGLE, BING or any other search engines to complete this essay. (15 points)
A. In 10-15 sentences, please discuss at least four (4) major “push factors” and societal conditions that led to mass African American migration out of the South during the twentieth century.
OR
B. During the second wave of the Great Migration, race riots emerged in various American cities. In 10-15 sentences, please discuss some of the major race riots that occurred between the years of 1964-1968. Please include the location, year and causes of those riots that you cite. You may also include your opinion on the common causes of these riots.
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