Jim Crow Laws.
Segregation in the south was mainly based on...
It was based on skin color. The political power system used laws to prevent integration with whites.
Dr. Martin Luther King.jr
Who was the 44th president?
Barack Obama served 8 years.
Jim Crow Laws helped African Americans gain equal rights. True or False?
False.
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Dr.Martin Luther King. Jr
Who is the first African American Vice President
Were Jim Crow Laws passed before Reconstruction or after Reconstruction?
Jim Crow Laws were passed AFTER Reconstruction.
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Rosa Parks.
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Beyonce.
What was the purpose of Jim Crow Laws?
Jim Crow Laws were established to take away the rights and freedoms gained by African Americans during Reconstruction and reinforce the prejudices held by many Southern white people during this time period.
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Malcolm X.
Carbon light bulb in 1881 were invented by?
A) Lewis Latimer
B) Thomas Jefferson
C)James E. West.
Lewis Latimer in 1881
The light bulb itself was invented by Thomas Edison, but the innovation used to create longer-lasting light bulbs with a carbon filament came from African American inventor Lewis Latimer. Latimer, the son of formerly enslaved people, began work in a patent law firm after serving in the military for the Union during the Civil War. He was recognized for his talent drafting patents and was promoted to head draftsman, where he co-invented an improved bathroom for railroad trains.
What was Reconstruction?
Reconstruction was the period following the Civil War in which Congress passed laws to help rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union.
Who is Angela Davis?
Angela Davis raised awareness of dismantling the prison industrial complex.
About 2.2 million people are currently incarcerated. The majority of the population is African Americans and Latinos.
Who invented the three light traffic in 1923?
With only elementary school education, Black inventor (and son of an enslaved parent), Garrett Morgan came up with several significant inventions, including the improved sewing machine and the gas mask. However, one of Morgan's most influential inventions was the improved traffic light. Without his innovation, drivers across the nation would be directed by a two-light system.