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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What years saw the height of the migration?

2. What is the name of the slave's wife?

3. How much money did Sweet have when he arrived in Detroit?

4. What is Dr. Sweet's first name?

5. What is the name of the couple's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What new way was promoted by the Democrats?

2. Explain the Sweets' choice to send their son to Wilberforce University.

3. When Sweet was arrested, he carried with him a piece of evidence. What was it?

4. Describe the actions of the Waterworks Park Improvement Association regarding real estate.

5. Name the racist groups founded at this time. Where was their presence the strongest?

6. Name two movements that came into being in full force at the end of World War I.

7. What kind of protection do the Sweets use to ward off any attackers?

8. Describe briefly the election debacle involving the KKK.

9. What were the conditions like in the black section of the city?

10. Describe the celebration upon the Sweets' arrival in the new home.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast racism in Europe with racism in America. Use examples from the 1920s as well as today.

Essay Topic 2

What is the AME Church? Describe the church, its founders, mission, purpose and actions. Where was the church based? How many affiliates were there? How was the church affiliated with the black community? How was the church tied into the Sweet case? Does the church still exist?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the actions of the police in Detroit during the riots. Compare and contrast those actions with those in other riotous situations such as riots that took place in Los Angeles, Watts, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., etc.

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