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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 gave the Cornerstone Speech?

2. What was the name of the group who fought for the rights of Black people in the Reconstruction Era?

3. What was the term used for the "the "massive migration of whites to the suburbs" (126) to escape racial integration?

4. What word did white Southerners use to describe their attempt to regain power after the Civil War?

5. Who was Ida B .Wells?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What were "sundown towns"?

10. Why did many Christian fundamentalists oppose political involvement?

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

The Color of Comprise includes many vivid descriptions of historical events. Choose one event that stood out to you. Write an essay exploring how Tisby uses descriptive language to bring his writing to life.

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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