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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 incident led to the formation of the Southern Baptist Convention?

2. Which president established the Freedman's Bureau?

3. What was the term for the system that allowed Southern states to "hire out" prisoners to private companies?

4. What was the result of Plessy vs. Ferguson?

5. Who was the first black U.S. senator?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the "social gospel," as outlined in Chapter 7?

3. What were "sundown towns"?

4. In Chapter 6, Tisby discusses the "Lost Cause" narrative. How did this narrative view white Southerners living in pre-Civil War communities?

5. Some historians and contemporary pundits argue that the Civil War was about states' rights, not slavery. What is Tisby's perspective?

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

7. What was the effect of the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee (EEOC)?

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

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

10. What happened in the Watts neighborhood of LA in 1965?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tisby defines racism as "prejudice plus power." What does this phrase mean to you? Write an essay exploring the definition of racism and how racism manifests within the American church.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What current policies or traditions may stand in the way of racial justice? Write an essay exploring how white churches can address these problems. Use specific examples from The Color of Compromise to support your arguments.

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