Chapter 15 Flashcards
What is seen as a greater threat to the caste system than lower-caste failure?
Lower-caste success, as it challenges the assumptions and structure of the caste system.
Why is achievement by marginalized groups problematic in a caste system?
It disrupts the script of expected inferiority and provokes backlash from the dominant caste.
How does the caste system maintain hierarchy in the face of lower-caste success?
How does the caste system maintain hierarchy in the face of lower-caste success?
How does media distortion contribute to maintaining caste hierarchy?
It overrepresents Black people in depictions of poverty and crime, reinforcing stereotypes.
What is the impact of systemic underinvestment in Black education?
It limits upward mobility and ensures a continued perception of inferiority.
What happened to Sgt. Isaac Woodard after WWII?
He was blinded by police after asserting his dignity, and the officer was acquitted.
What sparked the 1892 lynching of Thomas Moss and destruction of People’s Grocery?
The store’s success and a confrontation involving a white competitor led to mob violence.
What contribution did Onesimus make to medicine?
He introduced variolation, an early form of inoculation against smallpox.
How did Prince Edward County resist school integration?
By shutting down public schools for five years to avoid integrating Black students.
