Day 1
Originally named Cassius Clay, this Louisville boxer changed his name after converting to Islam.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
Born in Nebraska, this historic black figure stood for Black Power.
Who is Malcolm X?
Born in Birmingham, this historic black figure stood for Communism and Prison Abolition.
Who is Angela Davis?
This period in US history is defined as the time after the Civil War when American tried to rebuild.
What is Reconustruction?
An economic and political system in which all goods and items of value are privately owned, and production and sales are controlled by private businesses.
What is capitalism?
Ali later practiced Islam, belonging to this group.
What are muslims?
Malcolm X later became the leader of the nation of this religion.
What is Islam?
Angela Davis believed in this idea; the removal of most prisons in favor of community services like rehab and mental health centers.
What is prison Abolition?
During reconstruction, this group had to swear allegiance to the US in order to rejoin.
What is the south?
A political system in which all goods and items of value are collectively owned and distributed to citizens equally.
What is communism?
Ali fought this fighter in the Rumble in the Jungle.
Who is George Foreman?
Malcolm X moved to this popular New England city with his sister where became a street hustler in a local gang.
What is Boston?
Angela Davis went into hiding after being accused of a crime she did not commit. The FBI put her on this list.
What is the 10 most wanted?
This group was created in the south to conduct violence against newly freed black communities.
What is the KKK?
A belief or movement that focuses on the interests, culture, and unity of a particular group of people
What is nationalism?
Ali retired from boxing at this age.
What is 39?
Malcolm X differed from this Civil Rights leader, who preached for peace to reach racial equality.
Who is MLK Jr?
Angela Davis worked with this popular Black Power group while attending college.
Who are the black panthers?
This group in congress wanted the south to be punished for betraying the US during the Civil War.
What are the radical Republicans?
Officially declared not guilty of a crime after evidence or review.
What is exonerated?
Ali developed this disease almost immediately after retiring.
What is Parkinson's?
Malcolm X later changed his name again, changing his surname to this.
Angela Davis now teaches at this university in California.
What is UC Santa Cruz?
Southerners who supported reconstruction were labelled this insult.
What are scalawags?
The policy or belief that a group should remain separate from another group (socially, politically, or geographically).
What is separation/separatist?