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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. How many Black men were killed at the Orangeburg Massacre?

2. What did Pop turn his attention to after his father's death?

3. Which governor seemed to plot against Cleveland Sellers and other protesters in the late 1960s?

4. When was the fiftieth anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre?

5. How did some people describe Sellers's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Sellers family react to Pop's shooting?

2. How does Sellers feel about Morehouse College?

3. Why does Sellers say Denmark is part of the forgotten South?

4. What was the period between when Cleveland Sellers was arrested in 1968 and when he was pardoned in 1990 like for Cleveland Sellers?

5. In the Introduction, how does Sellers describe the so-called Low Country of South Carolina?

6. What was Sellers's relationship to religion growing up?

7. At the end of Part I, what does Sellers think about how the country has changed in the 50 years since the Orangeburg Massacre?

8. What is Sellers's alternative history about the naming of Denmark, South Carolina?

9. What does Sellers think about his father's involvement in the Orangeburg Massacre?

10. What often set Sellers apart from his peers at school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Sellers think are the most important aspects and goals of a life in political service? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Sellers describe the so-called cycle of poverty he has observed in his hometown, homestate, and other areas of the U.S, especially as it relates to Black people? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Sellers feel is his father Cleve's legacy regarding the civil rights movement and the push for Black equality in America? What impact did Cleve Sellers's activism have on Sellers's own opinions about politics and political service? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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