Atlanta Race Massacre of 1906 Quiz

What was the event known as that occurred between September 24 and September 26, 1906?

• Atlanta Race Riot

• Atlanta Race Massacre

• Atlanta Race Conflagration

• Atlanta Race Uprising

What was the population of Atlanta in 1910?

• 89,000

• 9,000

• 150,000

• 35,000

Who were the candidates for the 1906 governor’s race?

• Thomas E. Watson and Clark Howell

• Hoke Smith and Thomas E. Watson

• James G. Woodward and Thomas E. Watson

• Hoke Smith and Clark Howell

What did Hoke Smith insist was necessary to keep Blacks 'in their place'?

• Economic and social equality

• Racial segregation

• Black disenfranchisement

• Political leadership

Who experienced the riot as a young boy and later became the secretary of the NAACP?

• Walter White

• Alonzo Herndon

• Booker T. Washington

• W. E. B. Du Bois

What was the name of the historically Black college located in Brownsville?

• Clark College

• Gammon Theological Seminary

• All of the above

• Clark Atlanta University

How many African American deaths were estimated during the riot?

• 40

• 10

• 15

• 25

What did the aftermath of the riot contribute to the passage of by 1908?

• Black suffrage restriction

• Both A and B

• None of the above

• Statewide prohibition

Who wrote a powerful poem, 'The Litany of Atlanta,' in the riot’s wake?

• W. E. B. Du Bois

• Booker T. Washington

• Walter White

• Alonzo Herndon

What did the riot discredit for many Black leaders?

• Accommodationist strategy of Booker T. Washington

• Aggressive tactics of W. E. B. Du Bois

• Both A and B

• None of the above