Era 1 :
What is the significance of 1619 in the HBA?
the first ship with enslaved Africans arrived on the colonies in America
What was the purpose of Anti-Literacy laws?
To prevent enslaved people from being able to read in fear of rebellions or uprisings against the system
What is the 13th Amendment?
Abolishes slavery
What were the two fights of the Double V Campaign?
Victory against Nazis
Victory against Racism in America
What is intersectionality?
How various pieces of identity overlap and interact with eachother.
What are at least 6 examples of the Black Cultural Renaissance?
Various answers
What area did the
The Trans-Atlantic slave trade travel through to get to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
Who was Nat Turner?
An enslaved man who led a famous rebellion in 1831.
What is The Great Migration?
the movement of millions of Black Americans from the American South to the North, Midwest, and West
What famous song did Billie Holiday sing in protest of the lynching of black americans?
Strange Fruit
How do Highways/Freeways relate to institutionalized oppression?
Federal creation of highways and freeways allowed people to live (and work) further and further away from city limits
What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Who was Crispus Attucks?
A black man who was killed during the Boston Massacre. He is regarded as one of the first, if not the first person to die in the name of the American Revolution
How was Harriet Tubman involved in the Civil War?
she lead an armed group of fighters
What are Black Codes?
Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and disenfranchise them
What is the effect of Brown v. Board of Education?
No more segregation in public schools
Who are at least 5 GOATS discussed in this era
Muhamad Ali, Hank Aaron, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,
Jim Brown, Donna Summer, Jackson 5, James Brown, Aretha Franklin,
BB King, Maya Angelou, Octavia Butler, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison
What is gentrification?
the process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, typically displacing current inhabitants in the process.
What is Thomas Paine known for in relation to the HBA?
He is credited for writing a publishing in 1775 - proposing emancipation for African Americans
What event is John Brown most well known for?
Raid on Harper’s Ferry
What is the effect of the Plessy Vs. Ferguson court case?
solidifies segregation for the 50+ years!
Who are the Scottsboro Boys?
A case in which 9 black boys are falsely accused of horrible acts towards two women on a train. The boys are sentence to death, but as the case becomes more public, the explicit racism and truth comes out
What are at least 2 programs the Black Panther Party provided for communities?
free breakfast for children, health clinics, and education groups
Who was Rodney King?
The brutal beating of Rodney King by LAPD officers and the subsequent 1992 LA riots that brought police brutality into the national spotlight.
How many men who signed the Declaration of Independence owned enslaved people?
41
What percentage of the US Army in the Civil War was made up of black men?
10%
What is the The Compromise of 1877?
The south will vote in favor of a new president, if the US removes all federal military presences in the south
How long did the Tuskegee Study last?
40 years
What year is the Civil Rights Act passed?
1964
What is affirmative action?
a set of policies that give special consideration to groups that have faced discrimination. The goal is to improve opportunities for education and employment, and to make public institutions more representative of the communities they serve.