Chapter 8
Which war was discussed in the chapter, "War over Slavery"?
The Civil War
After the Civil War, some black people were able to do this...
vote
go to college
learn a trade
own property
work for money
Who helped women get the right to vote?
Ida B. Wells
What Blockbuster Movie was known for its racist portrayal of Black people?
Birth of a Nation
Which President said slavery should end because it would be bad for poor white people?
Lincoln
Who believed that learning a trade was more important than going to college?
Booker T. Washington
Ida B Wells was known for speaking out against what?
Women's voting rights
What is discrimination against black people with darker skin called?
Colorism
What was the main cause of the Civil War (according to the text)?
slavery
Who believed that if Black people got an education they would be more like white people?
W.E.B. Du Bois
People who told stories that challenged racist ideas are called what?
Truth Tellers
Name one racist movie or book.
Tarzan, The Jungle Book, Dr. Seuss, Curious George, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Birth of a Nation, King Kong, Dumbo
What did enslaved people want most during the Civil War?
to be free
Who thought that only the "Talented Tenth" should get a college education?
Du Bois
Which anthropologist helped prove that black people were human?
Franz Boas
What is the racist organization that was formed by the Confederate veterans after the Civil War?
KKK
What document ended slavery in the Unites States?
The Thirteenth Amendment
Name one assimilationist that was important after the Civil War.
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Ida B Wells
What was the document that said that women had the right to vote called?
Nineteenth Amendment
Why were racist movies dangerous?
They made racism look normal