Africa
Most African Americans can trace their lineage to West Africa and in not there typically they can trace their linage to __________ Africa, which is home of the famous King Nzinga Knuwu.
What is Central Africa?
He believed that blacks and whites could be as separate as the five fingers on the hand but, work together side by side.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
Under this type of slavery America became unique as it considered slaves in the same category as cattle or farm materials.
What is Chattel slavery?
This organization was formed to improve housing, employment and recreational facilities for blacks in northern cities.
What is the Urban League?
On April 4, 1968 ________________ was assassinated, causing major riots across the nation and to some modern historians this event signaled the death of civil rights and birth of Black Power.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Africa is the ______ largest continent in the world.
What is the 2nd?
In the 18th and 19th century ___________ was one of the founders of black philosophy and thought. He believed that blacks should receive a holistic education and argued that the top percentage of African Americans should decide the best policies for blacks in America.
Who is W.E.B Dubois?
These slaves differed from other slaves as they had more opportunities to leave the plantation and buy their freedom.
What are skilled slaves?
Writers and Artists of the __________ went to the nation's finest schools and their work has inspired modern day writers and artists such as Alice Walker and Stevie Wonder.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
They had a 10 point platform and the original purpose of the organization was patrol of the African American neighborhoods to protect citizens from police brutality.
Who/what is the Black Panther Party?
In the 1400s the _____________ began to explore Africa's coastline.
Who are the Portuguese?
The first sight of African slaves in America is 1619, brought here by a ____________ cargo ship.
Who are the Dutch?
This uprising occurred on August 21, 1831, and resulted in white people panicking and killing more than 100 African Americans suspected as being apart of the insurrection.
What is Nat Turner Rebellion?
This was a movement that lasted for 70+ years and came in three waves. It resulted in the relocation of about half of the population from the South to the North, Midwest and West.
What is the Great Migration?
Leader of SNCC and the person to coin the phrase "Black Power" ___________ was a leader in the civil rights and black power movement, asserting black people to fight together for their liberation by any means necessary.
Who is Stokely Carmichael aka Kwame Ture?
Sudanese horsemen conducted the ____________ slave trade.
What is Islamic/Arabic?
On August 28, 1963, about 250,000 people marched on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Martin Luther King Jr., gave his historical "_________________________" speech.
What is "I Have A Dream"?
He was a fierce abolitionist but, is most known for his raid on Harper's Ferry?
Who is John Brown?
“If you can control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his action. When you determine what a man shall think you do not have to concern yourself about what he will do." _________ said this in his publication The MisEducation of the Negro, he is also known as the father of Black History Month.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
On February 21, 1965 ______________ was assassinated and that same year the US organization was founded.
Who is Malcolm X?
Africa is home to the Sahara Desert, grasslands, ___________ and rainforests.
What are the mountain region?
Northern blacks were often subjugated to the lowest paying jobs and impoverished ____________ where they were often overcharged for the quality of their housing.
What are ghettos?
Within the Compromise of 1850 it included a law that superseded the earlier constitutional law in 1793. This new law called for stronger federal regulations and made it easier for slave owners obtain their property.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
This was written by __________________.
Who is Langston Hughes?
This movement is arguably one of the most important things that emerged out of the Black Power Movement bringing likes of people such as Gil Scot Heron, Maya Angelou, and Amiri Baraka to popular culture.
What is the black arts movement?