3.1-3.5: Reconstruction
This department was created in the Federal government after the Civil War to assist newly freed African Americans.
Freedman's Bureau
These were created to give African Americans access to post-secondary education.
HBCUs
This movement led to the creation of a new self-identify for African Americans.
The New Negro Movement
This was a main economic cause of the Great Migration
Higher paying industrial jobs
Literacy tests, poll taxes, and the grandfather clause are examples of these:
African Americans formed banks and other financial institutions to gain access to these:
The Harlem Renaissance led to the creation of new genres of music such as
Jazz and Blues
Marcus Garvey created a Steamship Company to
These businesses helped African Americans advertise looking for their separated loved ones after the Civil War
Newspapers
African Americans formed these during post-secondary school in order to support one another in the areas of self-improvement, educational excellence, leadership, and lifelong community service.
Black Greek Letter Organizations
James Van Der Zee created the "Portfolio of Eighteen Photographs" of African Americans to showcase
Beauty, wealth and influence of African Americans.
The Immigration Act of 1924 was created in response to
Increased immigration to the US from the Caribbean and people of African Descent.
This court case is marked as an example of the failure of reconstruction
Plessy v. Ferguson
African American students who attend post-secondary schools had access to these two types of educational models/degrees.
Vocational Industrial and Liberal Arts
In the poem "Heritage" by by Gwendolyn Bennett, the author discusses the relationship between
African Americans and Africa
The goal to unite people of African descent throughout the world and assist with the liberalization of African nations from imperialism was created by this organization.
Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)
The Tulsa Race Massacre targeted these
African American owned homes and businesses.
W.E.B. DuBois coined the term "double-consciousness" in his book "The Souls of Black Folk" Explain what this means.
Double-consciousness is the idea of being viewed as an American citizen, but also viewed as a black person in America.
The musical "Cabin in the Sky" showed what about African Americans contributions during the 1940s?
They could be successful role models and theater and film and did not need white people in order to be successful.
This organization was founded in order to assist with the migration of African Americans to the north and west.
The National Urban League