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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. In 1923 how many KKK members were there in Detroit?

2. What did Sweet's other brother do for a living?

3. Where did the family member come from?

4. Which group had a stronghold in Detroit?

5. With which famous scientist did Sweet long to study?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the real estate situation in Detroit at the time?

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. What is causing the rapid expansion of Detroit?

5. When do the Sweets move into their home? Why did Dr. Sweet choose that specific date and time?

6. How does Sweet's attitude change once he starts attending medical school?

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

8. Who agrees to spend the first couple of nights at the Sweets' new home?

9. Aside from lack of racial violence, what was a main factor in the Negro migration to the north?

10. Briefly describe Sweet's family history.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of the racially aggressive groups in Detroit in the 1920s include the Ku Klux Klan, Regulators, and Whitecappers. Describe each group, its intents and purposes as well as its violent and non-violent activities.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss police involvement in the Detroit. How did the police react to racial violence? Were the police true to the law or were their actions biased? If the actions were biased, in what way were they biased and by whom? How could the blacks know if the police were on their side? What might have been done to ensure that the police were on hand to protect and serve?

Essay Topic 3

Write your own version of the first trial from the point of view of Gladys Sweet. Include as many details as possible, in and out of the courtroom.

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