Jim Crow
How were Jim Crow laws used?
to separate whites from blacks in 1) public transportation and 2) schools.
What is the name of the most famous black newspaper?
The Chicago Defender.
WHO...
1) U.S. Baptist minister, 2) organizing nonviolent resistance and peaceful mass demonstrations 3) assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, and 4) won the Nobel Peace Prize (1964)
MLK
What is the origin of the term "Jim Crow"?
An actor made a performance where he darkened his face to resemble that of a black man. His Jim Crow dance and song became popular leading to "Jim Crow" becoming a widely used derogatory term for blacks.
who founded NAACP and was the editor of NAACP magazine, "the crisis"?
W.E.B DuBois
WHO: 1) planned the "Journey of Reconciliation", which would be used as a model for the Freedom Rides of the 1960's, 2) was kept in the shadows because of his sexuality, but was a prominent and influential leader
Bayard Rustin
What is the term used to describe blackface shows, and when did the shows start gaining traction(approx. time accepted)
Minstrel Shows in the early 19th century
Name three common jobs for black migrants. 100 points for one, 200 for two, 300 for three correct
mining, clothing factories, and steel mills
Who's murder really set the civil right's movement in motion
Emmett Till
Give three specific examples of jim crow laws.
Possible Answers:
-No marriage between whites and "persons of colour".
-No white female nurses could care for persons of colour.
-In train stations, bus stations etc. separate waiting rooms were required for whites and "persons of colour".
-There must be a separate cart on trains for whites and "persons of colour".
-Whites and coloured people must not be served in the same room of a restaurant.
-"Persons of colour" must sit at the back of the bus and give up their seat to white person if needed.
-No coloured barber shall serve as a barber to white girls or woman.
-Cemeteries must have separate burial areas for whites and persons of color.
What event ended the great migration?
The Great Depression
Who was the first black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana?
Ruby Bridges
What exact year were jim crow laws abolished?
1968
what five cities were the highest concentrated black? 100 points for each one correct.
Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Baltimore, and New York City
Who was the leader of SNCC in 1966 popularizing "Black Power", growing more militant after he became the leader of the Black Panthers?
Stokley Carmichael