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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. What was the impact of the Dred Scott Decision?
2. How many people attended the March on Washington DC for Job and Freedom?
3. Who was the first black U.S. senator?
4. According to Tisby, what political system was believed to be associated with the civil rights movement?
5. What was the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the "separate but equal" doctrine (133)?
2. Following the Scopes Trial of 1925, what did many white Christians fear?
3. Following Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, some white parents chose to send their children to private schools. What motivated this decision?
4. What were "sundown towns"?
5. According to Tisby, what were some of the "radical" messages Martin Luther King, Jr. supported?
6. What was the "Grandfather Clause"?
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. What prompted William J. Seymour's religious activities?
9. What was one domestic outcome of Black involvement in the armed forces during World War I?
10. What happened in the Watts neighborhood of LA in 1965?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." How does this text reflect the attitudes of contemporary white churches? In an argumentative essay, explore whether the behavior King described in the 1960s has changed or stayed the same.
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