What was the original name of the Black Panther Party?
Black Panther Party for Self-Defense
100
After the Civil War, African Americans go north to escape_______.
What is Racism
100
1955 NAACP officer __________ was arrested for not giving up her _______________.
Who is Rosa Parks; seat on the bus
100
Who was a true American citizen who believed that women were equal in a time?
Who is Susan B. Anthony
100
He was once a slave. He became a poet and an abolitionist, and he worked hard to help end slavery and taught others about how evil slavery was.
Who is Frederick Douglass
200
The two founders of the Black Panther Party are
Who is Huey Percy Newton and Bobby Seale
200
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 act outlawed segregation.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
200
1962, federal court rules _________________ may enroll at U of Mississippi.
Who is James Meredith
200
Who was born in Mississippi in 1862, and is perhaps best known for her work as a crusading journalist and anti-lynching activist.
Who is Ida B. Wells
200
What is the name of the civil rights leader who traveled throughout Africa and made a pilgrimage to Mecca under the name Malik El-Shabazz?
Who is Malcolm X
300
The Black Panther Party had four desires
What are equality in education, housing, employment and civil rights
300
Professor Charles Hamilton Houston leads ________ legal campaign.
What is the NAACP
300
What prohibits discrimination in housing?
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1968
300
She helped end segregation in schools. She was the first black student at her elementary school.
Who is Ruby Bridges
300
In 1931 nine black teenage boys were falsely accused of rape in Alabama. The landmark set of legal cases from this incident dealt with racism and the right to a fair trial.
What is Scottsboro Boys
400
The Black Panther Party had a ________ point plan to get its desired goals
What is Ten
400
Who won 29 out of 32 cases argued before Supreme Court?
What is Thurgood Marshall
400
Who names racism as main cause of urban violence?
Who is Kerner Commission
400
She was another slave who worked to free slaves. She ran away because she was afraid of being shipped further south where slaves were treated very badly.
Who is Harriet Tubman
400
Who said, Its not just enough to change the players. Weve gotta change the game.
Who is President Barack Obama
500
What is this segement from?
"I pledge allegiance to my Black People.
I pledge to develop my mind and body to the greatest extent possible.
I will learn all that I can in order to give my best to my People in their struggle for liberation."
What is The Black Child's Pledge
500
Many states pass the _____________ laws separating the races.
What is Jim Crow
500
What does King call his brand of nonviolent resistance?
What is "soul force"
500
She is an African American music businesswoman, philanthropist, former political activist and ex-Black Panther.
Who is Afeni Shakur Davis but born Alice Faye Williams.
500
What is the name of the first African-American licensed pilot?