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In 1856, this slave mailed himself to freedom in a wooden box.
Henry "box" brown
These were used in the Underground railroads as a method of communication, usually hung outside of safe houses to impart information.
Quilts
What name was given to the Escape System used by the slaves to find safety in the north?
The Underground Railroad
What popular string instrument did slaves bring to America in the 17th century?
Banjo
She was the first licensed African American pilot.
Bessie Coleman
By what name is the civil rights act of 1965 more commonly known?
The Voting Rights Act (outlawed the use of literacy tests and poll taxes which prevented blacks from voting)
In 1850, the Supreme Court passed this to end the slave trade, but it reinforced the Fugitive Slave Law where all slaves had to be recaptured and returned to their owners. Name the ruling
Compromise of 1850
This term refers to African Americans who were formerly slaves and were emancipated by the civil war
Freedmen
Two out of every ten Africans that left the coast of Africa on slave ships died during this trip to the Americas.
Middle Passage
Who founded the Black Panther party?
Bobby Seale & Huey P. Newton
This individual helped more than 300 slaves escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
What is the name of the executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing all slaves held in geographical areas in rebellion against The United States?
Emancipation Proclomation
The most famous of the black abolitionists, he escaped to Freedom in 1831 by impersonating a free black sailor
Fredrick Douglas
Name the African American teenager who was murdered in Mississippi for reportedly flirting with a white woman.
Why did Carter Woodson choose February as the month to celebrate Black History Month?
He believed Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas (both born in February) had the greatest influence on black America
In 1992, she became the first African American woman to travel into space.
Mae C Jemison
A movement to end slavery. In 1807, Jefferson signed the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves and it took effect in 1808, which was the earliest allowed under the Constitution. Name this movement
Abolition
In 17th century Virginia, the status of the _________________ determined whether a newborn was born free or a slave.
Mother
What year was slavery abolished?
1865
Who was Nat Turner?
A Virginia slave, who in 1831 led the largest slave revolt in American history (It caused the southern states to enact strict laws to control the slaves)
In the early 1730’s, 96 Africans wrestled control of this ship and navigated successfully back to Africa where they escaped?
The little George
This philosophy of culture reevaluates American and world history by looking at history from an African perspective.
Afrocentricity/Afrocentrism
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the advancement of colored people.
Name the wooden shacks that were used on the coast of Africa to keep captured slave awaiting transport to the Americas.
Bacaroons
In October of 1995, what event in Washington, DC presented unity, solidarity and bonding among young black men?
The Million Man March