Slavery
A Runaway slave.
Fugitive
After the Civil War what had to be "reconstructed"?
The country or the union.
What was the intent of Jim Crow Laws?
Segregation/separation of the races.
What's another name for 'renaissance'?
A rebirth or revival.
Who wrote a Letter from the Birmingham Jail?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
What commodity produced by slavery made the U.S. one of the wealthiest nations in the world?
Cotton
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves but what ended the institution of slavery?
The 13th Amendment.
Jim Crow disenfranchised Blacks meaning they could not do what?
Vote
In the 1920's what neighborhood had the highest concentration of Black people in the world.
Harlem, NY
What was the practice of "renting" prisoners for manual labor called?
Convict Leasing
What rules of behavior were slaves forced to live by?
The Slave Codes
How long did Reconstruction last?
12 years (1865 to 1877)
What was the response of Black people to the discriminatory laws of the Jim Crow South?
The Great Migration
The main form of music made popular during the Harlem Renaissance.
Jazz
The young people who rode buses to the South to challenge discriminatory laws were called what?
Freedom Riders
What does Juneteenth celebrate?
The end of slavery in the US
What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?
Aid and assist recently freed slaves.
What Supreme Court decision made Jim Crow laws possible?
Plessy vs. Ferguson (Separate but equal)
Name the poet laureate of the Harlem Renaissance.
Langston Hughes
How did Andrew Johnson become President?
With the death of President Lincoln, Johnson was the Vice President.
The number of slaves freed after the Civil War?
4 million
What did the 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments do for Black people?
13th - Ended slavery
14th - Allowed former slaves the right to citizenship
15th - Allowed former slaves the right to vote
How were Jim Crow laws enforced?
With violence and the threat of violence.
In what year did the Harlem Riot occur?
1935
What did Republicans get in exchange from Democrats for removing federal troops in the South as part of the Compromise of 1877?
The South dropped their opposition to President Hayes election