African Diaspora
This anti-colonialist intellectual movement began in France and attempted unpack "Blackness"
This psychological study showed the way racism affected perceptions of children, and paved the way for school integration
The Clark Doll Test
This organizations Ten-Point Program called for freedom from oppression and imprisonment, access to housing, healthcare, education, and employment opportunities.
The Black Panther Party
An artistic movement characterized by imagining possible futures for Black communities - often outside of racial oppression.
What is Afrofuturism
Malcolm X further urged African Americans to “defend themselves” if the government was “unwilling or unable to defend the lives and the property” of African Americans in this important speech
What is "The Ballot or the Bullet"
The Independence of this African Country inspired many Civil Rights movements and was attended by Martin Luther King Jr.
What is Ghana
The Brown v. Board court victory finally struck down this legal precedent established by Plessy v. Ferguson
What is Separate But Equal
Malcolm X converted to this specific religious movement in prison, and it inspired his activism...and led to his death.
The Nation of Islam
Martin Luther King Jr. described this song as the anthem of the Civil Rights movement. Activists often sang the song while marching, while protesting, when they were arrested, and while in jail.
What is We Shall Overcome
James Johnson called for this during WW2 - hoping to beat both the Germans abroad and institutional racism at home.
What is Double Victory
This American born performer emigrated to France and acted as both a stage actress and a spy for the Allies during WW2
Who is Josephine Baker
Name any TWO of the Big Four Civil Rights organizations
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, or the Congress for Racial Equality
this term describes how social categories (e.g., race, gender, class, sexuality, ability) are interconnected, and considers how their interaction with social systems creates unequal outcomes for individuals.
interlocking systems of oppression/intersectionality
This was the collective name for the work of Black artists, writers, musicians, and dramatists who envisioned art as a political tool to achieve Black liberation between 1965 and 1975.
What is the Black Arts Movement (BAM)
Redlining was rendered illegal with the passing of this landmark law - fought for by the NAACP
The Fair Housing Act
Between 2000 and 2019, the Black identifying population in the United States grew to approximately 47 million people, or WHAT percentage of the U.S. population
14%
It was during this event that Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I have a Dream Speech"
What is the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Boxer Muhammad Ali refused to enlist in the United States Army and participate in this war, citing religious reasons for his refusal but also pointed out the continued racism at home, stating, “The real enemy of my people is right here.”
The Vietnam War
This movement celebrated Afrocentric aesthetics in natural hairstyles (e.g., the afro and cornrows), fashion (e.g. dashikis and African head wraps), African and Islamic naming practices,
The Black is Beautiful Movement
an advocate for women’s rights, she became the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968. In 1971, she helped found the Congressional Black Caucus
Shirley Chisholm
the movement that encompasses a period of international activism from the mid-1940s to the 1970s. It is marked by both the Civil Rights movement, the Black Power movement, and the decolonization movement in Africa
The Black Freedom Movement
Name a Civil Rights leaders from the 1960's who ISN'T MLK Jr. or Malcolm X
Bayard Rustin, Fannie Lou Hamer, Philip Randolph, John Lewis, Ella Baker
This Boston-based, Black feminist and lesbian organization argued that Black women’s liberation would free all members of society as it would require the destruction of all systems of oppression (e.g., racism, sexism, classism, homophobia).
The Combahee River Collective
Charles Mingus's song "Faubus Fables" was written specifically to mock the Governor of Arkansas after what landmark event.
The integration of Little Rock Arkansas/Little Rock Nine
Katherine Johnson and Mae Jemison are known for their contributions to what field --
Aerospace/NASA