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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 was Ida B .Wells?
2. What did Sherman's Special Field Order promise black families?
3. What was the result of Plessy vs. Ferguson?
4. Who coined the phrase, "Black Power"?
5. According to James Henley Thornwell, "The church can merely assert what the bible teaches, and must remain silent on that which the bible is silent" (85). What is the name of this doctrine?
Short Essay Questions
1. Following the Scopes Trial of 1925, what did many white Christians fear?
2. What was one domestic outcome of Black involvement in the armed forces during World War I?
3. According to Tisby, how did most white Christian moderates responds to the civil rights movement?
4. Who were the Freedom Riders?
5. What was the purpose of the Freeman's Bureau?
6. Why did many Christian fundamentalists oppose political involvement?
7. What was the result of the Compromise of 1877?
8. How did white churches respond to "white flight' (126)?
9. According to Tisby, what impact did the inaction of white moderate Christians have on the civil rights movement?
10. Following Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, some white parents chose to send their children to private schools. What motivated this decision?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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"?
Essay Topic 2
The killing of George Floyd in May 2020 ignited a wave of protests across the United States. What outcomes do you expect from these protests? Do you believe that large-scale changes will follow? Use examples from The Color of Compromise to support your position.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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