Key Terms
Diaspora
African Diaspora is where the people ended up- the spread or dispersion of people.
Goree
used as a rest stop for Europeans; means "Safe heaven", used to hold captured Africans before putting them on ships.
Redlining
Deemed more dangerous than, property value was low, schooling wasn't as good, but areas that black folks were pushed into.
Gun powder was invented in China.
June 19, 1865
Last group of slaves are informed about their freedom.
Maat
Civilization in ancient Kemmet (Egypt)
Emigrationism
The idea of black folks going back to African from America after they were free.
Block Busting
Whites leaving because African Americans were moving in.
1441
When they first started to target Africans in Africa
August 1831
Nat Turners rebellion, biggest and bloodiest revolt, 55 slave owners killed.
Kemet
What ancient Egypt was called; Land of the blacks
Slave Code Vs. Black Codes
Slave codes were during slavery to control slaves; Black codes were after slavery to restrict black people's freedom.
Green Book
Used to know where it was safe to travel for blacks going to the south.
1619
First time Africans were transported to this country.
January 1839
The slave revolt on the Spanish ship the Amistad.
Moor
Meaning black or dark people, helped civilize Spain, came from north Africa.
Freedman's Bureau
Reconstruction effort to give African Americans land and education.
Sundown Town
Unsafe to be there during night as a black person, these were all over not just in the south.
1626
First time slaves were brought to New Jersey
1919
Red Summer- 20 incidents of white mob violence against blacks in cities across the country with a particular focus on black veterans in WWI
Xenophilia
Curiosity of people who are strange or unfamiliar to you.
Black Belt
Where black folks were allowed to migrate, limited resources.
Eugenics Movement
Created a racial hierarchy which ranked who was the best and smartest and who should procreate with each other. Africans were at the bottom and Europeans were at the top.
1804 (2 important events)
The end of the Haitian revolution where Haiti becomes the first independent revolution & slavery is ended in New Jersey
1921
Tulsa Massacre- Predominantly white thriving businesses in Tulsa Oklahoma were burned down and countless blacks were killed in the riots. Incited by an accusation of rape black man in elevator with a white woman.