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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. Beginning in the 1930s, many Black Americans grew disillusioned with racism in Christian churches. What religion did some Black people turn to?

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

3. Which constitutional amendment freed all enslaved people in the United States?

4. Who spearheaded the revival of the KKK in the early 1900s?

5. According to Tisby, in what organization did MLK start his activist career?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was one domestic outcome of Black involvement in the armed forces during World War I?

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

5. What were "sundown towns"?

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

7. Who were the Freedom Riders?

8. How did white Christians use the "curse of Ham" (82) passage to justify slavery?

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 was the outcome of Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the relationship between spiritual growth and racial justice. How does Tisby draw a connection between the two concepts? Analyze how he develops this theme throughout the The Color of Compromise.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the phrase "Black Lives Matter." Analyze Alicia Garza and Patrisse Cullors' decision to use this three-word phrase as the cornerstone of their movement. Why do you think this phrase received so much attention from Black citizens? Why did it spark controversy in white communities?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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