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Race & Diversity
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History
Undergraduate 1
03/18/2014

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Who made up 1/3 of the workforce from 1955-1963
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Industrial Workers
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What form of Structural Inequality led to the birth of the New Jim Crow era?
Definition
Mass Incarceration
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When does the supreme court start getting rid of the discriminatory laws for african american voters?

 

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1915
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When was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed?
Definition
February 2nd, 1848
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What did automation eliminate?
Definition
A need for large amounts of workers
Term
What happened in the Milwaukee employment study discussed in Fegins "Racist America"?
Definition
White applicants with a criminal record were more likely to get a call back than african americans with no criminal record.
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Who founded the Revolutionary Action Movement in Philadelphia
Definition
Muhammad Ahmad
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What was the purpose of the Black Vanguard Conference?
Definition
To draft strategy for a march on Washington that would bring the capital to a halt
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When was the black panther party established?
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August 1966
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When did domestic automobile manufactures close or announce the imminent shutdown of twenty facilities that employed over 50,000 workers?
Definition
Between January 1979 and December 1980
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When did sundown towns become prominent ?
Definition
During the Reconstruction era (c. 1890)
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How many jobs were truly created, due to such large amount of plant closings?
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About 110 jobs were created by new plant openings for every 100 jobs destroyed
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Who suffered the most because of the oppressive war on drugs?
Definition
All minor drug offenders suffered on a judicial level due to the harsh drug policies, but African American males were most often profiled for petty drug crimes
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At what point did prejudice towards Muslims become structurally integrated into our society? What served as a catalyst for this racism?
Definition
This racism has always been a facet of our culture, but more recently 9/11 heightened the media presence of Muslim archtypes in American media.
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What is the difference between Islam and Muslim?
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Islam is a faith and Muslime is a believer of that religion
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Since the immediate aftermath of 9/11 let to a decline of 30% of Arab and Muslim immigrants, what year did immigration of Arab and Muslims start rebounding?
Definition
2005
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Which amendment is violated by law enforcement in the war on drugs?
Definition
the 4th amendment
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What was a racial downside to the New Deal during the 1930's in America?
Definition
It favored white americans over blacks
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Rage caused by racism, outwardly shown or internally held can cause what?
Definition
Emotional withdrawal, serious psychological or physical problems
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What percent of those who run major corportations or organizations are women or men of color?
Definition
about 5%
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In 1997, the Pentagon handed over how many military pieces of equipment over to local law enforcement?
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1.2million pieces of military equipment was handed out to law enforcement
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what does SWAT stand for?
Definition
Special Weapons and Tactics
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What is the second largest Asian American grup after Chinese American?
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Asian Indians
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