In Chapter XV of William Wells Brown’s Clotel, Clotel is described as a quadroon. What does this mean ?

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For Booker T. Washington, racial uplift means_______________?

A. Rejecting all White assistance. B. Allowing Whites to help African Americans to reach their potential. C. Calling for violent uprisings. D. Separating Blacks by income level...

Alice Walker’s novels often explore the abuse experienced by African American women. What is the only abuse Celie does not experience The Color Purple ?

A. Betrayal by the educational system. B. Betrayal by her sister. C. Betrayal by her community. D. Betrayal by a family member....

David Walker’s “Appeal in Four Articles” argues that_________________?

A. The races should not intermarry. B. Christians the only ones not to blame for the existence of slavery. C. Blacks have the duty to resist slavery. D. Blacks should return to Africa....

In Lucille Clifton’s “wishes for son,” the narrator lists what wishes her sons ?

A. That they learn from her mistakes. B. That they have richer lives than hers. C. That they have all they ever wished for themselves. D. That they experience all the pain and embarrassment of being a woman....

Harriet Jacob’s slave narrative Incidents in the Life differs from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s abolitionist novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin in what way ?

A. Stowe’s novel is sentimental. B. Stowe describes the treatment of slaves. C. Stowe describes the escape of slaves. D. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was used by abolitionists....