Which Amendment gave African Americans the right to vote?
15th Amendment
100
Brie Jones, Isaac Jung, Jane Kim, Paul Kim, Grace Koehler, Shelby Koening, Nathan Lao, Eileen Liou, Nina Kehtarnavaz, Kiersten Magee
Who are the contributors of this website?
200
When was the first official slave code passed?
1661
200
What is the main topic of the video?
Myers family moving into an all-White community
200
How many inmates are in state, federal, and private prisons?
2 million
200
What is the purpose of Civil Rights Act of 1875?
To prohibit racial discrimination and guarantee equal access to public accommodations
200
Group 5
What group number are we?
300
What is the law that states a slave's status will always be permanent?
Virginia Law
300
Who were the Myers family?
African American family of 5; William Myers and Daisy Myers, three small children
300
How many states have legalized the contracting of prison labor by private corporations?
37
300
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This era created its own black cultural identity through art, literature, and civil rights movements
300
Le "Ray" Tang
What is our TA's name?
400
What year and state passed a fugitive slave law to prevent runaway slaves from fleeing to free states?
1666; Maryland
400
How did the community of Levittown react to Myers family moving in?
Some were amicable and accepting, while the majority were against and felt like their liberties have been infringed
400
How much do inmates in Colorado state penitentiaries get paid for their labor?
About $2 per hour
400
What year did Martin Luther King's campaigns gain civil rights?
1963
400
1776 - present
What years did we cover in this class?
500
What happened on May 23, 1776?
Society of Friends (Quakers) abolish slavery among its members (Give exact date)
500
Towards the end of the video, what does the narrator point out about the African Americans living in predominantly White communities?
African Americans living in predominantly White communities show much lower incidents of crime than the average for the general population
500
When did prison privatization boom began?
1980s
500
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
African American civil rights organization to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination