4.4

Question 1

by the early 1980s, how many black Americans made up the population?

Answer 1

12%

Question 2

by the early 1980s, how many black Americans made up those receiving AFDC + food stamps?

Answer 2

AFDC - 43%
food stamps - 35%

Question 3

when was Andre Young (black American) elected as Mayor of Georgia?

Answer 3

1981

Question 4

when was Harold Washington (black American) made Mayor of Chicago?

Answer 4

1983

Question 5

how many new voters did Harold Washington help add in 1982-83?

Answer 5

100,000

Question 6

what did Harold Washington’s triumph show?

Answer 6

black Americans could have a major influence on local politics

Question 7

who was Jessy Jackson?

Answer 7

the most prominent black American politician of the ’80s

Question 8

when did Jessy Jackson run for the Democratic Party nomination for presidency + why was this important?

Answer 8

1984 + 1988
showed black Americans could become serious contenders for America’s highest political office

Question 9

when was Clarence Thomas appointed as a black American SC Justice by Bush?

Answer 9

1991

Question 10

what was the number of black-owned businesses in the USA in the 1960s compared to 1992?

Answer 10

1960s = only a few hundred thousand
1992 = 621,000

Question 11

when did Oprah Winfrey appear on the front page of Time Magazine?

Answer 11

1988

Question 12

what did Forbes list Oprah Winfrey as in 2003?

Answer 12

the USA’s 1st female black billionaire

Question 13

what was the median white household income compared to black?

Answer 13

white- $40k
black - $24k

Question 14

how long was Thriller in the charts for in 1982?

Answer 14

80 weeks
37 as n1

Question 15

how many Grammies did Thriller win?

Answer 15

12

Question 16

name a few other black American musicians

Answer 16

prince
Whitney Houston
Tina Turner
LL Cool J

Question 17

in the 1984 LA Olympics, how many US medals did black Americans win + why is this important?

Answer 17

track + field = 40/49
boxing = 10/11
black Americans only made up 125 of the population so this was a big accomplishment

Question 18

what % of basketball players were black in 1986?

Answer 18

75%

Question 19

when was Vincent Chin murdered + why?

Answer 19

June 1982
white car-workers blamed him for lay-offs in the car industry

Question 20

what did Bernard Goetz do in 1984 + what happened to him?

Answer 20

shot 4 aggressive black youths who wanted money, one had brain damage
received only 8 months in prison

Question 21

how many white Americans supported the outcome of Bernard Goetz’s case?

Answer 21

90%

Question 22

when was the Rodney King case?

Answer 22

1991-92

Question 23

how many were killed, injured + arrested as a result of the race riots in response to the Rodney King case?

Answer 23

54 killed
2,400 injured
17,000 arrested

Question 24

what did the Rodney King case reinforce?

Answer 24

the belief that some police forced were racist (institutionalised racism) + that inner-city areas were still areas of poverty, high unemployment + crime

Question 25

when was the 1st female SC Justice appointed + who was it?

Answer 25

1981 Sandra Day O'Connor

Question 26

when did Democratic Candidate Mondale nominate his VP running mate a woman?

Answer 26

1984

Question 27

what did the press declare the 1992 election year as?

Answer 27

the year of the woman

Question 28

when was Emily's List set up + what did it aim to do?

Answer 28

1984 aim to put more women into national politics (success)

Question 29

what was the female share of management jobs in 1972 compared to 1985?

Answer 29

1972 = 20% 1985 = 36% (almost doubled)

Question 30

what were the jobs in banking + financial management that were held by women 1960-83?

Answer 30

9%-39%

Question 31

what % of all college graduates in 1985 were women?

Answer 31

50%

Question 32

who was the 1st US woman in space + when?

Answer 32

Sally Ride 1983

Question 33

how many lawyers were female in 1970 compared to the 1980s?

Answer 33

1970 - 8% 1980s - 40%

Question 34

how many new doctors were female in 1970 compared to the 1980s?

Answer 34

1970 - 4% 1980s - 33%

Question 35

how many females were in the workforce in 1970 compared to the 1990s?

Answer 35

1970 - 38% 1990s - 50%

Question 36

what was the pay gap in 2002?

Answer 36

women still earnt only 77% of a man's earnings for a similar job