Racism today
What does BLM stand for?
Black Lives Matter
What does KKK stand for?
Ku Klux Klan
A sentence that often is mentioned when hearing about the Jim Crow Laws.
Separate but equal
What was the name of the lady who got arrested for not giving a white man her seat on the bus?
Rosa Parks
What was Apartheid?
A system in South Africa - made to separate races.
What does ALM stand for?
All Lives Matter
How did the KKK start?
The South of America lost the civil war which made a lot of people angry - they were not allowed to have slaves anymore. After this six young men gathered around a fireplace and decided to start the KKK.
Mention at least two of the Jim Crow Laws.
- Separate libraries
- Bus: Blacks in the back. Whites in the front. The blacks have to give up their seat if a white person does not have a seat.
What was the name of the man who held a very famous speech called "I have a dream"?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who became president when Apartheid ended?
Nelson Mandela
Tell the story of George Floyd?
George Floyd was an African American man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The police officer suspected that Floyd had paid with a fake dollar bill.
How do the KKK dress?
White hoodies where you cannot see their faces.
A set of social conventions. How to behave when being in the same room as a black/white person.
In what year was Rosa Parks arrested?
1955
How many years did Mandela spent in prison?
27 years
Why did Black Lives Matter start?
It started as a response to the killings of black people - for instance Trayvon Martin.
What is their symbol?
Mention at least two of the Jim Crow etiquette laws?
- Blacks and whites could not eat together
- A black man could not shake hands with a white man
- A black man could not offer to light a white woman’s cigarette
- Whites called blacks by their first names, but blacks could not call whites by their first names.
How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?
More than 1 year.
Mention at least two of the Apartheid laws.
- All public services were divided.
- The blacks had to carry a passport when "travelling" to white areas.
- Interracial marriages were forbidden.
- Blacks cannot vote at the presidential election.
When did BLM start?
2013
Who did the KKK target?
Blacks, whites who helped the blacks, Jews, Catholics and liberals
They were used between 1876 and 1965.
We shall overcome
When did Apartheid end?
1993