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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. Who coined the phrase, "Black Power"?

2. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. see as the best prevention for riots?

3. Why was it difficult for abolitionists to use the Bible support for their views?

4. According to Tisby, what belief structure was behind the Lost Cause narrative?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the "separate but equal" doctrine (133)?

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

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

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

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

6. How did white churches respond to "white flight' (126)?

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

8. What was Theodore Bilbo's opinion on racial intermixing?

9. In Chapter 8, Tisby argues that white moderates during the civil rights movement failed to understand something about racism. What does he believe they missed?

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

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

Some white Christian groups have been resistant to join the Black Lives Matter movement. What can activists do to promote change within racially segregated religious communities? Write an essay exploring Tisby's recommendations and how they can be effectively implemented.

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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