Key Figures
Who are John Lewis and Julian Bond?
Two men who helped push for black studies at colleges and universities.
Who is Ivan Van Sertima?
Author of "They came before columbus" proved african presence was in north america long before columbus.
Who is Harriet Jacobs?
After being sexually harassed by her enslaver, she hid in her grandmothers attic for several years before escaping north.
Led the biggest & bloodiest rebellion, killing around 55 slave owners.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
The president after Lincoln, holds back reconstruction and wanted to stop the freedman bureau.
Who is Daniel Black?
The author of the coming.
Who is Carl C. Brigham?
Made the Sat for the purpose of confirming eugenics. he believed Europeans were biologically smarter.
Who is Robert Smalls?
He stole a confederate ship and steered to the union side later joining the civil war.
Who is Sengbe Pieh?
He led the revolt on the Spanish ship Amistad that led to a landmark legal case.
Who is General William T. Sherman?
Reserved land in Georgia and South Carolina for african americans to move into.
Who is Sonia Sanchez?
Author of the peom that inspired the book "The Coming".
A eugenasis who came up with the way we name species. He created the human hierarchy.
Who is Dutty Bookman?
Who is Dred Scott?
Tried to sue for his freedom but was told he could not because he was a slave and they were not considered citizens meaning he could not sue.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
Primarily sought black liberation by segregation. "Black people do their own thing and stay out of white folks way". Advocated for vocational education.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
His idea was to physically return to Africa. He bought a chipping company to get ships for the go back to Africa movement. Eventually arrested.
Who is Raphael Lemkin?
He appealed to United Nations to create a group to go after countries that commit genocide. Created/"coined" the word Genocide.
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?
He was the Lead General of the Haitians during the revolution.
Who is John Brown?
He was an abolitionist that raided harbors ferry which was a pivitol event that led to the civil war.
Who is (W.E.B) Dubois?
Advocated everyone should be educated the same, this way they would be respected better and accepted by white folks. He also belived that intergration should be wherever they are first.
Who is Haile Selassie?
A king of Ethiopia, thwarted the attack of Itialy.
Who is Elizabeth Freeman?
She successfully sued her owner, winning her freedom in Massachusetts.
Who is General Jean-Jacques Dessalines?
First Haitian leader, considered the founding father of Haiti.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Played a part in freeing African Americans by signing the emancipation proclamation as President, but his main goal was the save the union.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
Created black history month, initially black history week because of Lincoln and Fredrick Douglas both had a birthday during that week.