Historical Events
1991
Who was the first known racist?
Gomes Eanes de Zurara
Which one of the authors is the founding executive director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University?
Ibram X. Kendi
What word is defined as: A state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities?
Equality
What theory was used to say that if African people lived in colder temperatures, they could become White?
Climate Theory
In what year did Brown vs. Board of Education rule that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
1954
Who was a pivotal figure in the history of racial violence and the Civil Rights movement in the United States?
Emmett Till
Which one of the authors started writing poetry at the age of 9?
Jason Reynolds
What word is defined as: One who expresses the idea that one racial group is permanently inferior and supports policy that keeps groups seperate?
Segregationist
What theory was used to say that being Black was a curse from God?
Curse Theory
In what year did slavery have nothing to do with skin color and was just a matter of if you were conquered?
1415
Who played a role in the abolitionist movement and advocated for racial equality?
William Lloyd Garrison
Which one of the authors was a New York Times bestselling author?
Both authors
What word is defined as: One who expresses the racist idea that a racial group is culturally or behaviorally inferior, believing that a racial group can be changed for the better by acting like another racial group?
Assimilationist
What theory was used to say even the most unblemished, purest, perfect minds belonged to Whites, which basically meant Africans had dirty brains?
John Locke Theory
In what year did the first ship carrying enslaved African people arrive in the newly colonized America?
1619
Who wrote about equality and freedom in the Declaration of Independence, yet personally benefited from and perpetuated the system of slavery?
Thomas Jefferson
Which author won the Coretta Scott/John Steptoe Award for new talent?
Jason Reynolds
What word was defined as: One who expresses the idea that racial groups are equal and who supports policy that reduces racial inequity?
Antiracist
What theory was used to say Africans weren't actually human, they more like animals, monsters, or aliens?
Lucilio Vanini Theory
In what year was the 13th amendment passed?
1865
Who was an iconic figure in the struggle for racial justice, highlighting his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement and his vision for racial equality?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which author was named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in 2020?
Ibram X. Kendi
What word is defined as: Justice, freedom from bias?
Equity
What theory was used to say that Indigenous and African people needed to be civilized through European culture, religion, and government?