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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 led to the split of the Methodist Episcopal Church?

2. Which northern city was chosen as the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Sothern Christian Leadership Conference?

3. What famous silent film claimed to present the story of the KKK's establishment?

4. According to Tisby, what organization worked to erect Confederate monuments after the Civil War?

5. Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Tisby argues that slavery was both a religious and civil issue. How was slavery a religious issue?

2. What was the purpose of the Freeman's Bureau?

3. According to Tisby, what impact did the inaction of white moderate Christians have on the civil rights movement?

4. According to Tisby, how was Jesus depicted in mainstream art during the 1950s and 1960s?

5. According to Tisby, how did most white Christian moderates responds to the civil rights movement?

6. What was the "Grandfather Clause"?

7. What prompted William J. Seymour's religious activities?

8. According to Tisby, what were some of the "radical" messages Martin Luther King, Jr. supported?

9. Following Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, some white parents chose to send their children to private schools. What motivated this decision?

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

Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Write an essay drawing connections between this letter and The Color Of Compromise. Which of King's arguments are reflected in Tisby's book?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Choose an individual who had a significant impact on race relationships with American churches. Write an essay exploring this person's historical significance. Did this person have more influence than their contemporaries? If so, why?

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