Using information from the reading, describe the Atlanta Compromise.
What will be an ideal response?
Booker T. Washington articulated the Atlanta Compromise in a speech in 1895. In this compromise, Southern blacks would agree to work, forgo their own political ambitions, and submit to white political rule. In exchange, southern whites would guarantee basic education, reduce intimidation, and allow for due process in the law.
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The court case Brown vs. the Board of Education was fought in which state?
A. Pennsylvania B. Kansas C. Virginia D. Massachusetts
Violators of important social norms are often _____; that is, they are set apart by being socially disgraced
a. deviated b. stigmatized c. segregated d. banished
Davis and Moore point out that an egalitarian society ________
a. could never exist. b. could exist, but only if people are willing to allow anyone to perform any job. c. would be more productive than a stratified society. d. has existed in many societies at various times in history.
Which of the following is NOT one of the various subsidies that state and local governments offer to woo corporations?
A. tax breaks B. relatively toxin-free land C. low-interest loans D. infrastructure improvements