West African Civilizations
Ruled by Mansa Musa
What is Mali?
The blending of different cultural and religious beliefs
What is Synecretism?
Captives would often attempt this during the middle passage
What is jumping into the water?
The One Drop Rule
What is Partus Sequitur Ventrem?
It was a 3 month journey by ship
What is the Middle Passage?
A Key feature of Most West African Civilizations
What is Stateless Societies?
Usually sung during labor and had a double meaning
What is a Spiritual?
The only successful mutiny aboard a slave ship happened on this vessel
What is the Amistad?
Decided Segregation was legal
What is Plessy vs Ferguson?
They held captives awaiting transport to the new world
What are Baracoons?
They were well known for their terracotta pottery
Who are the Nok?
African American spiritual practices were often hidden away and performed in
What is Hush Harbors?
This 1739 rebellion resulted in the passing of South Carolinas Negro Act
What is the Stono rebellion?
It categorized human populations hierarchically by race and races
What is Scientific Racism?
The greatest cause of death during the middle passage ?
What is Disease?
The Swahili Coast specialized in this trade
What is Ivory, Cattle and Gold?
The influence of Semegambian Music is clear in
What is American Blues?
This was the deadliest slave revolt in history
What is Nat Turners Rebellion?
The Supreme Court’s decision that African Americans, enslaved and free, were not and could never become citizens
What is the Dredd Scott Decision?
Mortality rates on Slave ships
What is 15-20%?
A unique social structure to west African Civilizations
What is Kinship?
These blankets were used to spread messages and map out journeys
What are Quilts?
He was convicted of planning a slave revolt in 1822
Who is Denmark Vessey?
It also allowed colonists to keep slaves under constant surveillance by empowering all whites to police slaves’ movements.
What is the 1740 Negro Act?
Slaves were bound in these to prevent escape
What are Coffles?