Politics & Rights
What Supreme Court case established "separate but equal"?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What system replaced slavery for many Southern African Americans?
Sharecropping
Who founded TuskegeeWho founded Tuskegee Institute?
Booker T Washington
What cultural movement flourished in 1920s Harlem?
The Harlem Renaissance
What all-Black fighter group served in WWII?
Tuskegee Airmen
What two voting restrictions were commonly used to disenfranchise African Americans?
poll taxes & literacy tests
Who were the Exodusters?
African Americans who migrated to Kansas.
Who helped found the NAACP?
WEB DuBois
Who wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God'?
Zora Neale Hurston
What slogan defined Black participation in WWII?
Double V (Victory) Campaign: (Victory at home, victory abroad)
Who led the anti-lynching campaign?
Ida B Wells
What newspaper in Illinois encouraged the Great Migration?
The Chicago Defender
What was the "Talented Tenth"?
Educated Black leadership class.
Name one important inventor, musician, artist, activist, athlete, etc. from this era.
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Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
African American soldiers in western U.S. Army units.
What was the purpose of grandfather clauses?
To exempt poor whites from voting restrictions
Why did many African Americans move North during WWI?
Industrial jobs and escape from Jim Crow.
How did Washington and Du Bois differ?
Accommodation vs. immediate equality.
In which areas of society did Black women's clubs promote the idea of "lifting as we climb"?
education, healthcare, politics, community centers
How did WWI contribute to the Red Summer of 1919?
Competition, racial tensions, and returning veterans.
How did disenfranchisement affect African American communities politically?
It eliminated political power and representation.
How did the Great Depression disproportionately affect Black Americans?
Higher unemployment and exclusion from relief programs.
Why was Du Bois's approach influential long-term?
It laid groundwork for later civil rights activism.
Why was the Harlem Renaissance politically important?
It challenged racist stereotypes and celebrated Black identity.
How did military service influence postwar civil rights activism?
Veterans demanded equality after fighting for democracy.