Slave trade
When did the first Africans arrive at Jamestown, Virginia.
In 1619.
Who was the first black president in the US?
Barack Obama
What defined the lives of African Americans in the south of the US in the 1950s?
Racial segregation
Who led the civil rights movement in the 1960s?
Martin Luther Kind Jr.
Who was killed by the white police officer Derek Chauvin in 2020?
George Floyd.
How were the conditions on the slave ships?
- No sanitary conditions, diseases spread
- 8h on deck per day
- Torture
- Treated like animals
etc.
Who was involved in the famous bus boycott in 1945?
Rosa Parks.
Which event happened in America in 1861?
The American Civil War.
What were the names of the main parties fighting in the Civil War?
The Union (North) and the Confederacy (South)
Whom is the following quote from: "Go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."
The quote is from Donald Trump.
What did the Negro Act of 1740 prohibit, apart from making every black person a slave?
It prohibited assemblings, the raise of food, earning of money and to learn to write English.
Who said "When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw."?
It was Nelson Mandela.
What was "Ebony"?
The name of the first magazine for African Americans.
Who opposed the civil rights movement?
Ku Klux Klan as well as democrats and republicans from the southern states.
What happened to the 17-year-old African-American Antwon Rose II?
She was fatally shot in Pittsburgh on June 19, 2018.
He was an enslaved African American man who unsuccesfully sued for his freedom and death of his wife and two daughters in 1857.
Who was Dred Scott?
He died by being shot in front of a Motel.
The 14th and 15th amendment.
Which amendment guaranteed the citizenship for African Americans?
How long did the civil rights movement last?
1954-68, so 14 years.
When did the Black Lives Matter Movement become nationally recognized?
In 2014, after the protest following the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
It was the largest slave uprising, taking place in South Carolina in 1739.
What was the Stono Rebellion?
She was one of the first black students visiting a primarily white school.
Who was Ruby Bridges.
When was the Reconstruction Constitution adopted in Georgia?
1868.
What was Malcolm X about to address shortly before he was shot?
He wanted to address the OAAU in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom.
She gave a speech in response to Trump's racist remarks.
What did Ayanna Pressley do on July 15, 2019?