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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. Who did not attend the meeting at the NAACP?

2. What did Toms hope to avoid when it came to proving his case against the Sweets?

3. Where is Johnson's office?

4. In which book of the Bible does the story of the Prodigal Son appear?

5. Who was the minister of the local church?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name at least one of the obstacles involved in Darrow and Hays joining the legal team on the Sweet case.

2. How was the legal team for the Sweets finally united?

3. What is the crux of Toms' case?

4. Who was Weldon Johnson?

5. What happened during jury selection?

6. Briefly describe the closing arguments and verdict.

7. How did Darrow's involvement change the tone of national press coverage?

8. How did Sweet react to the interrogation?

9. How did the attorneys learn about the charges against the 11 men?

10. What happened after the shootings on Garland Avenue?

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 how you think the Sweet trial would be handled in today's court system. How would the approach change? Would the case receive national media attention like the Sweet's case? Would the case require the intervention of the NAACP and high powered attorneys? State reasons for your opinions, using as many facts as possible.

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