Important people
I spoke about my dream after a long march to Washington DC.
Who is MLK?
The structural and legal division of black and white people in the South
What is segregation?
Conflict that lasted from 1861-1864
What is the Civil War?
A famous speech by MLK
What is "I Have a Dream"?
A repetition in which you repeat the final word of phrase in successive sentences
What is Epiphora?
I refused to give up my seat on the bus
Who is Rosa Parks?
The three unalienable rights mentioned in the DOI
What are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?
The decade in which the Civil Rights Movement truly gained momentum
What are the 60s?
The founding document of the US
What is the DOI?
What is Anaphora?
I strongly pointed out the hypocrisy of the Declaration of Independence in 1852
Who is Frederick Douglass?
The amendment which made slavery illegal
The year in which President Obama was inaugurated
What is 2008?
The movie of the course!
Django Unchained
A fancy word for an exaggeration
What is a Hyperbole?
I was the president of the Northern states during the Civil War (I freed the slaves, yay!)
The famous document declaring that slavery was now illegal
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The political campaign against a certain type of crime seen in both the Nixon and the Reagan administrations
What is "The War on Drugs"?
A famous speech by Malcolm X
What is "The Ballot or the Bullet?"
The following phrase is an example of...
"The wind is howling"
A personification
I supported black nationalism and advocated that black people should not turn the other cheek.
Who is Malcolm X?
The imprisonment of large numbers of people, especially African Americans
What is Mass Incarceration?
The year in which the US declared itself independent
What is 1776?
A famous speech by Frederick Douglass
What is "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"
The following is an example of...
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
A Chiasmus (1500 points!!)