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
The motto of the Civil Rights Movement.
We Shall Overcome
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 Jim Crow?
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 did the modern day police force evolve out of?
Slave Patrols
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
What method of protest and demonstrations were used during the Civil Rights Movement?
Nonviolent Direct Action.
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.
The most popular club in Harlem during the Renaissance.
The Cotton Club
In 1964 what legislation was passed that made Jim Crow illegal?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964