Old Jim Crow: Reconstruction, Systems, & Etiquettes
Which amendment abolished slavery?
The thirteenth amendment.
What did Richard Nixon sign in 1970 that graded certain drugs into 5 schedules?
Controlled Substance Act
What is Stompie's real name?
James Stompie
Around how many people, per year, were forcibly removed from their homes?
More than 3.5 million
What percentage of South Africa's population was black?
70%
What year did Abraham announce the Emancipation Proclamation?
1863
What are the 2 states with the highest percentage of disenfranchised Black felons?
Tennessee and Wyoming
When was Nelson Mandela born and where?
Born in July 18, 1918 in Mvezo
What act created 10 Bantustans in 1959?
Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act
Who was prime minister during the Great Depression?
Jan Smuts
Who was Abraham Lincoln’s successor?
Andrew Johnson
what percentage of the prison population has a substance issue or was convicted of a drug-related crime?
85% as of 2020
How long did Nelson Mandela serve prison for?
27 years
What did the Pass Law Acts require black South Africans to carry?
Dompas
Who won the general election in 1948?
Afrikaner National Party
What is belief is followed by the Jim Crow System?
Whites are superior to blacks
what act from 1965 eliminated most of the Jim-Crow era laws, and what 2013 supreme court decision weakened it?
1965- Voting rights Act weakened by the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder case
What school did Winnie Mandela go to?
Jan Hofmeyr School of Social Work.
What act classified South Africans by race and established the basis for apartheid?
Population Registration Act
What was the goal of apartheid?
To separate white majority from non-white majority and divide black South Africans
What are two etiquette norms African Americans had to follow?
A black man could not offer his hand, not allowed to show public affection, never claim superior knowledge, or intimate that a white person is lying.
When did Nixon officially declare war on drugs and what was created as a result of it?
June 1971 - the Special Action Office of Drug Abuse Prevention and the Drug Enforcement Administration were created
What is Winnie Mandela's bodyguard group called?
Mandela United Football Club
What organization was formed in opposition to the Land Acts?
South African National Native Congress
After World War II, many people opposed this organization
United Party