Vocabulary
The act of setting a group of people apart, often based on race or gender.
Segregation
In which century did the Jim Crow era begin?
The 19th century (1877)
When did the Great Depression begin?
1929
When did the Civil Rights movement end?
1928
Which country incarcerates the most people?
The US
The unjust or prejudicial treatment of a specific group, especially based on race, gender, sexuality or ability.
Discrimination
In the South, what was a common and violent punishment for infractions against Jim Crow rules?
Lynching
Which region of the US was especially affected by the Great Depression?
The South
He had a dream.
Martin Luther King Jr
Is mass incarceration explained by drug crimes alone?
No
People who are aware of their privilege and use their privilege to help lessen the effects of oppression while trying to minimize their own contributions to the realities of systemic racism.
Allies
What did Whites call Black people instead of Sir, Madam, Mr or Mrs?
By their first name or by "boy" or "girl", regardless of age.
When did the Great Depression end?
1941
She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a White man.
Rosa Parks
What proportion of the US prison population is Black?
38%
These are rights, benefits, advantages or immunity granted or available to a person or group for reasons that are not merit based or earned.
Privileges
What was the full name of a white supremacist terrorist organization that formed in part to enforce Jim Crow laws?
The Ku Klux Klan.
Which part of the world did the Great Depression affect?
It was a worldwide depression.
This device showed people all over the US and the world the magnitude of racism in the South and helped advance the Civil Rights Movement
Television
What proportion of the US population is Black?
13%
In the US, it is the interaction of history, culture, policy and institutions that impacts and influences the lives of people of color.
Systemic racism, Institutional racism, or Structural racism
What were the Jim Crow laws named after?
A black-faced character in minstrel shows.
To Kill a Mockingbird is set during the Great Depression. In which town is it set? Name the town and state.
Maycomb, Alabama
She was a Black fifth-grader who sued to be allowed to attend a White school.
Linda Brown.
Which president accelerated mass incarceration in the name of the so-called "war on drugs"?
Ronald Reagan