HMH Feature Article: The Tulsa Race Massacre

Which sentence from the article best illustrates the claim that "there was complicity between the city government and the mob"?

• "Where oh where is our splendid fire department..."

• "The National Guard was called out after the governor declared martial law."

• "The Tulsa Race Riots aren't mentioned in most American history books."

• "Throughout American history there's been a vast silence about the atrocities..."

In _, the thriving African American community of Greenwood was destroyed.

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a clearly outlined situation or event

• scenario

• atrocity

• complicity

• fortitude

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Opportune

• participation in wrongdoing

• well-timed for the circumstances

• the inner strength to endure misfortune

• a cruel or brutal act

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Which of the following is a central idea of the article?

• No one understands what happened during the Tulsa Race Massacre.

• A devastated community can quickly rebuild and move forward.

• The views of everyone involved in an event are equally valid.

• There can be no justice without remembering the past.

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How does the author develop the ideas in the article?

• She retells the events through the lens of her own personal reflection.

• She contrasts the views of an eyewitness and a historian.

• She presents the events in chronological order.

• She provides context through the background information and quotations.

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participation in wrongdoing

• atrocity

• scenario

• wrong

• complicity

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How do you balance the _ and resilience of people in response to that devastation?

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