Vocabulary
the killing of a person by a mob, often by hanging
lynching
What happened after the promises of equality and freedom during Reconstruction?
Racial injustices & segregation policies (Jim Crow laws) rose in the South
What was the main purpose of Jim Crow laws?
To segregate Black and white Americans
True or False? The state constitution of Louisiana changed several times over the years following Reconstruction.
True
What did HBCUs provide that African Americans were often denied at other institutions?
Education, opportunities, and empowerment
one who compromises or adapts to the attitudes of someone else
accomodationist
Why was Reconstruction a time of hope for many formerly enslaved people?
They were granted rights and citizenship.
What did the Compromise of 1877 do?
It marked the end of Reconstruction
130,000 African Americans in the state were registered to ______. By 1900, this number had dropped to 5,320.
vote
What did these two women have in common?
They helped found the National Association of Colored Women.
a person who supports extending the right to vote, especially to women
suffragist
What happened to many Reconstruction-era policies after Reconstruction ended?
Much of their progress was reversed.
A famous 1953 photograph shows an African American man drinking from a segregated water fountain labeled "Colored". What is portrayed in this picture? State ONE out of two of the correct answers
1. racial segregation in public spaces
2. effects of Jim Crow laws
Which was a result of 1898 revisions to the Louisiana Constitution?
The state legislature was able to enforce segregation in public facilities
What was the primary purpose of the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities?
to counter the discrimination in the American education system. (to provide African Americans the education they deserved)
the deprivation of the right to vote
political disenfranchisement
Why did some African Americans who wanted to run for government positions decide not to run?
They feared for their safety and their families' well-being.
Which statement is accurate, according to the map?
Many states with Jim Crow laws had nearly equal African American and white populations.
The Changes to the Louisiana Constitution took what rights away from African Americans?
right to vote, hold office, and receive an equal education
What did Booker T. Washington believe was the best way for African Americans to gain equality?
pursuing educational and economic opportunities
As formerly enslaved persons were granted rights and citizenship under what 3 amendments?
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.
What were the years during the Reconstruction period?
1865–1877
“If the civil and political rights of both races be equal, one cannot be inferior to the other civilly or politically. If one race be inferior to the other socially, the Constitution of the United States cannot put them upon the same plane.”
—Justice Brown, Plessy v. Ferguson
What practice is referred to in this excerpt?
separate but equal
What year was the Changes to the Louisiana Constitution made that changed the lives of African Americans in a devastating way?
1898
Which African American activist is known for their campaign against lynching?
Ida B. Wells