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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. Why was it difficult for abolitionists to use the Bible support for their views?
2. What word did white Southerners use to describe their attempt to regain power after the Civil War?
3. What did Sherman's Special Field Order promise black families?
4. What impact did the Great Depression have on Christian churches?
5. What punishment was imposed on free citizens who failed to assist the authorities in capturing a runaway slave?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Tisby, what is the primary difference between biblical slavery and chattel slavery?
2. According to Tisby, how did most white Christian moderates responds to the civil rights movement?
3. How did white churches respond to "white flight' (126)?
4. After World War II, the government introduced the GI bill to help returning soldiers. How did the treatment of Black and white veterans differ?
5. Following the Scopes Trial of 1925, what did many white Christians fear?
6. When Martin Luther King, Jr. was jailed following a protest in Birmingham, eight white clergymen wrote to him. What did they ask him to do?
7. Who were the Freedom Riders?
8. What was one domestic outcome of Black involvement in the armed forces during World War I?
9. According to Tisby, what impact did the inaction of white moderate Christians have on the civil rights movement?
10. What is the "social gospel," as outlined in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay comparing The Color of Compromise to information gathered during your history classes. What parts of history does Tisby address that your previous courses may have omitted? Why do you think that some history curriculums fail to discuss racism or social justice issues?
Essay Topic 2
In The Color of Compromise, Tibsy discusses the myth of "the innocence of the North." Write an essay exploring this myth and why it persists. Why do you think white Christians find it difficult to talk about racism and discrimination in the North?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring racial justice within local religious or spiritual communities. In your opinion, do your local communities promote equality and fight racism? Analyze Tisby's recommendations for racial reconciliation. Determine which (if any) your community practices.
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