Ancient Africa
Which ancient African civilization is famously known as the “Nile’s Gift” and existed from 3100 BCE to 30 BCE?
Ancient Egypt
Who will threaten a march on Washington D.C. to pressure the government to ban discrimination in defense industries?
A. Phillip Randolph
What was the central argument of the 'Plessy v. Ferguson' (1896) Supreme Court case?
separate but equal
Which organization would conduct Legal Challenges & confrontation (sit-ins, freedom rides)
SNCC
What was the Middle Passage?
Forced journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is considered the richest person in history and was a famous ruler of the Mali Empire?
Mansa Musa
Which leader emphasized vocational education and economic self-sufficiency first?
Booker T. Washington
What case denied citizenship to African Americans & said that to stop the spread of slavery was unconstitutinonal?
Dred Scott
Describes the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Banning of literacy test, poll taxes and other forms of disenfranchisment
What was the main purpose of slave codes?
To control and restrict enslaved people
The Kingdom of Aksum was the first African empire to adopt which religion?
Christianity
He advocated for Civil Rights/Higher Education and was a founding member of the NAACP in 1909
W.E.B.DuBois
What was the purpose of the Grandfather Clause?
Prevent Black men from voting while allowing poor whites to vote
How did television broadcasts of the police brutality in Birmingham alter the political reality of the Civil Rights Movement?
They shifted national public opinion, turning civil rights into a national moral priority and pressuring the presidency to act.
What made the Haitian Revolution unique?
It was the only successful slave revolt
The Benin Empire is most renowned in world history for which artistic achievement?
Bronze work/sculpting
What was the Great Migration?
Movement of African Americans from the rural South to northern cities
Which discriminatory housing practice prevented minorities from getting loans in white neighborhoods?
Redlining
What strategic function did 'songs of solidarity' like 'We Shall Overcome' perform for civil rights activists during intense demonstrations?
They provided psychological defense against fear and assault while bridging gaps between religious and secular activists.
What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation (1863)?
It declared enslaved people in Confederate states free.
What is unique about the Ethiopian Empire regarding European colonization?
It was never colonized
Leader of Black Nationalism and 'Back to Africa' Movement
Marcus Garvey
Which U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
LBJ (Lyndon B. Johnson)
Based on the four-step philosophy of nonviolence presented in the slideshow, why is "Self-Purification" placed immediately before "Direct Action"?
To build internal psychological resilience and commit to nonviolence despite expected hostile reactions.
What was the primary goal of enslaved people involved in the Stono Rebellion (1739)?
Reach Spanish Florida and gain freedom