Exam 3: African Americans

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In an attempt to avoid the Brown v. Board ruling, many White communities created __________.

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Freedom Schools

In his book, The Declining Significance of Race, Wilson argues that

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In his book, No Equal Justice: Race and Class in the American Criminal Justice System, David Cole argues ___________

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members of the KKK tried to keep Blacks from voting booths

According to the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, only 25% of the people surveyed by the Department of Justice said they were very satisfied with the police who served their neighborhoods.

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In his book, No Equal Justice: Race and Class in the American Criminal Justice System, David Cole argues that historically, African Americans were mistreated by the criminal justice process. This was accomplished by

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In the study of vicarious hassling, the main finding was that African Americans are less likely to perceive they are being hassled by the police individually and vicariously.

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Which of the following were attempts to secure equal rights for African Americans

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White Nationalism, the philosophy that encourages Blacks to see themselves as Blacks first rather than as Americans.

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______ were legal and binding rules that regulated slave behavior.

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In explaining why minorities, especially those living in low-income areas have lower rates of approval of the police _____________ is considered the most viable explanation

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Examples of the problems Blacks encountered which led to the Civil Rights Movement include

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__________ encouraged Blacks to create new institutions and emulate the political path followed by many European immigrant groups.

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The tactic where police officers only answer 911 calls instead of engaging in routine patrol is called __________.

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The Nation of Islam, which became known as the Black Muslims, has attracted a large number of followers.

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over 5,000 Blacks fought in the American Revolution and over 200,000 fought during the Civil War.

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______is the term The term that eventually became a label for the social, political, and legal separation of Whites and Blacks in all aspects of society.

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Many Southern states responded to the acceptance of slavery by enacting fugitive slave acts, which required slaves who had escaped, even to a free state, to be returned to their owners.

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One of the most important issues relating to the increase in the size of the Black middle class is

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With regard to how the public views the police, according to the available data

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De-policing is a tactic employed by some officers who answer only 911 calls instead of engaging in routine patrol.

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