Ida B. Wells
MLK Jr.
Obama
Frederick Douglass
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100
The Race Problem
What does Ida B. Wells refer to lynching as?
100
Christianity
What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s religion affiliation?
100
First Hispanic to Supreme Court
Pres. Obama had man firsts during his inaugural term. In addition to being the first African American President, he was the first President in history to appoint who to what?
100
Moral Outlaw
What did Frederick Douglass desribe slavery?
100
She refused her seat and was forced off the train by two men.
In the Jones Reader, what was the incident that happened to Ida B. Wells on a train?
200
Fifteen
How many burning victims did Wells account for in Burning Humans alive?
200
Birmingham
In what city jail did Martin Luther King Jr. write his famous letter from?Bir
200
Believes in self-reliance, people should be able to provide for themselves;
Explain one way in which President Obama has shown sympathy to conservative thought.
200
North Star
What was the name of the abolitionist paper that Frederick Douglass founded?
300
Free Speech & Headlight
What was the first newpaper Wells wrote for?
300
Brown v. Board of Education
Name the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that revoked state-sponsred segregation.
300
American Problem; Frederick Douglass
President Obama, borrowing from another thinker we discussed, believes that the way to address the Negro Problem is to address?
300
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
What organization did Martin Luther King create in 1957?
400
Women's suffrage Rights of African Americans in Large cities Decent housing and jobs
Besides lynching, what was Ida B. Wells a strong advocate for?
400
1963
In what year was Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" Speech?
400
Black victimhood; individual motivation
President Obama believes that in addition to improving the education system in America's struggling districts, it is also necessary for African-American parents not to promote what and encourage what?
400
Children's Health Insurance Program
Name a progrm that President Obama expanded while in office...
500
Self-help, thrift, and economy
What were the three things that Wells believed newspapers could teach African American?
500
Montgomery?
In 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. organized a march fromSelma to where?
500
Racial profiling law, videotaped homicide investigations, childcare subsidies for poor and middle class families.
Obama helped pass laws in Illinois that showed his devotion to advancing the cause of poor African Americans. Name or describe one such law.
500
NAACP
What organization did Ida B. Wells helped to create?
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