Compare and contrast the role of racial violence directed towards African Americans in chapters 15 and 18. What desired outcome did perpetrators seek to produce? How effective was it? How did African Americans respond to it?
Discuss some of the concerns of gender and sexuality that emerged during the industrial age (chapter 18). How did reformers seeks to address these concerns?
Describe the historical context that informs our understanding of Chinese exclusion (chapter 19). What are some of the ways that Federal Immigration policy targeted other “excludable” groups?
Describe the convict leasing system and explain why it is historically significant. Draw from the supplemental materials information to make your case. Answer each of the following questions in no less than 3-5 sentences.(First: Read: Jach, “Reform Versus Reality in the Progressive Era Texas Prison”
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