OCR A Level History A Y319/01 Civil Rights in the USA 1865–1992 Combined Question
Paper and Mark Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
A Level History A
Y319/01 Civil Rights in the USA 1865–1992
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
*1411001861*
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer the question in Section A and any two questions in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
, 2
Section A
Read the two passages and answer Question 1.
1 Evaluate the interpretations in both of the two passages.
Explain which you think is more convincing as an explanation of how far the New Deal improved
the position of African Americans. [30]
Passage A
© Zinn Howard, A People's History of the United States, p392, 397 and 404-5, Harper, 1980. From first line " The Roosevelt reforms went far beyond previous legislation." to last line "Harlem was a place that bred crime." Item removed due to third party copyright restrictions.
Passage B
© Vivienne Saunders, Race Relations in the USA 1863-1980, p71-3, Hodder & Stoughton, 2006. From first line "Before 1933 the federal government had appeared uninterested in black Americans." to last line "While it was sometimes hard for them to make effective protests about unfairness in the administration
© OCR 2025 Y319/01 Jun25
Paper and Mark Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
A Level History A
Y319/01 Civil Rights in the USA 1865–1992
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
*1411001861*
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer the question in Section A and any two questions in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
, 2
Section A
Read the two passages and answer Question 1.
1 Evaluate the interpretations in both of the two passages.
Explain which you think is more convincing as an explanation of how far the New Deal improved
the position of African Americans. [30]
Passage A
© Zinn Howard, A People's History of the United States, p392, 397 and 404-5, Harper, 1980. From first line " The Roosevelt reforms went far beyond previous legislation." to last line "Harlem was a place that bred crime." Item removed due to third party copyright restrictions.
Passage B
© Vivienne Saunders, Race Relations in the USA 1863-1980, p71-3, Hodder & Stoughton, 2006. From first line "Before 1933 the federal government had appeared uninterested in black Americans." to last line "While it was sometimes hard for them to make effective protests about unfairness in the administration
© OCR 2025 Y319/01 Jun25
