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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 impact did the Great Depression have on Christian churches?

2. Why did lynch mobs in Jim Crow regions often target Black preachers?

3. What term was used the describe the mixing of different races?

4. What was the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Tisby, why did many white Christian moderates support a "law and order" (142) approach over the civil rights movement?

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

4. When Martin Luther King, Jr. was jailed following a protest in Birmingham, eight white clergymen wrote to him. What did they ask him to do?

5. What was the result of the Compromise of 1877?

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

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

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

9. How did many white moderates in the 1960s believe that racism should be addressed?

10. After World War II, the government introduced the GI bill to help returning soldiers. How did the treatment of Black and white veterans differ?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay comparing The Color of Compromise to information gathered during your history classes. What parts of history does Tisby address that your previous courses may have omitted? Why do you think that some history curriculums fail to discuss racism or social justice issues?

Essay Topic 3

Tisby draws a distinction between "complicit Christianity" and "courageous Christianity." Write a compare-and-contrast essay analyzing these terms. What is the main difference between the two concepts? How can white Christians practice "courageous Christianity"?

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