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

2. What rights were granted by the 15th Amendment?

3. What was Muhammad Ali's real name?

4. What was the nickname for the state of Kansas during the years leading up to the Civil War?

5. Who was the first Grand Wizard of the KKK?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to Tisby, what impact did the inaction of white moderate Christians have on the civil rights movement?

4. Who were the Freedom Riders?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. Following the Scopes Trial of 1925, what did many white Christians fear?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay detailing three actions white churches can take to promote equality in their parish. What can churches do to fight racism and discrimination? What challenges might churches face as they make these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the long-term impact of a person mentioned in the book. How did this person affect race relations in the United States? What role did religious faith or white Christianity play in their life?

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