What does the 13th amendment say allows people to be forced to work

• If they are the descendants of enslaved people.

• if they were previously held in enslaved bondage.

• if they are convicted of a crime.

• if they fall into serious debt.

How did southern whites use the bondage clause in the 13th amendment to their advantage?

• They arrested people for petty crimes in large numbers.

• They captured people who had formerly been enslaved and jailed them.

• They staged sting operations and caught people engaged in widespread illegal activity.

• They cracked down on corruption within their own governments.

How has the media contributed to the view of African Americans as criminals?

• By reporting on crime fairly and with a balanced view.

• By attempting to create a rounded view of people who are accused of crimes.

• By reacting to crime with sensationalistic labels for people committing crimes, like "super predator.

• By using crime stories as the lead for most news casts.

What is ALEC?

• A group that is committed to advancing laws that will support equal rights.

• A group that is committed to putting forth laws that promote gun rights.

• A group that allows lobbyists to write laws that can be brought to vote by legislators.

• A group that proposes to eliminate the influence of lobbyists on the law making process.

How did mandatory minimum sentencing affect communities of color?

• They created a fair way for people to be sentenced for the crimes that they commit.

• They made it impossible for people to escape sentencing for crimes that they commit.

• They made it difficult for juries to convict people of color because of the severity of the punishments.

• They caused people to be imprisoned for excessively long sentences for minor offenses.

What was the outcome of the changes in sentencing guidelines for people convicted of drug charges related to crack cocaine versus powder cocaine?

• There were fair sentences handed down for the possession or sale of both types of drug.

• People of color were sentenced more severely because they were more likely to be charged with crimes related to crack cocaine.

• White people went to jail more frequently and for longer sentences.

• There was no change in the way that people were charged or sentenced.

What is the reason for he Great Migration, where African Americans moved away from the South, as explained in the movie?

• To find new job opportunities.

• To forget about the history of slavery.

• To find better schools for their children.

• To escape the threat of violence and coercion against African Americans that existed in the South.

What is the phrase that has evolved to mean cracking down on communities of color, according to Lee Atwater, former political strategist under Presidents Reagan and George HW Bush?

• Segregation Now, Segregation forever

• War on Drugs

• Superpredator

• Law and Order

Why was Hillary Clinton a problematic candidate for people of color?

• She was involved in crafting a health care plan in Presidant Clinton's first term.

• She was involved in promoting President Clinton's crime bill, which led to the mass incarceration of a huge number of people of color.

• She has reportedly made many racist remarks on the record.

• She has talked about eliminating any kind fo affirmative action efforts for equity in educational opportunities and employment.

Because of the the 13th amendment and the mass incarceration of people of color, people who have completed their jail sentences and are released are stripped of their rights of citizenship by

• not allowing them to vote.

• limiting their options for employment.

• restricting their ability to rent places to live.

• all of the above.