Remembering and Learning From the Past - Week 27 Assessment

What happened to the Greenwood District in Tulsa?

• It became a thriving business district.

• It was destroyed in a race massacre.

• It was turned into a national park.

• It became the capital of Oklahoma.

What is segregation?

• The separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences

• A method of integrating different groups

• A type of economic policy

• A form of government

What other group in America was denied their civil rights for many years?

• African Americans

• Native Americans

• Asian Americans

• Hispanic Americans

What event helped African Americans begin to gain equal rights?

• the Civil Rights Movement

• desegregation in schools

• more city buses

• the Equal Rights Movement

Clara Luper was the first African American woman to (a)   .

• run for political office in the state of Oklahoma

• teach history at a segregated high school

• be admitted to the graduate history program at the University of Oklahoma

• join the NAACP in Oklahoma

What is a sit-in?

• People sit in an establishment and refuse to leave until they are served.

• People sit in someone's car and refuse to move.

• People sit inside instead of sitting outdoors.

• People refuse to sit in certain seats at restaurants.

How did Black Wall Street create a stable economy for the African American community?

• Local people spent money at local places, which meant that they were helping support their neighbors.

• Everybody wanted to be a part of it, so it grew into a large shopping area in Tulsa.

• People donated a lot of money in order to have it built.

• People made sure that they set their prices very low so that everybody could afford their items.

What type of source are the eyewitness notes?

• secondary

• primary

• fiction

• textbook