Notable Figures
Historical Events
Law
Critical Thinking
Bonus
100

This man is known as the Father of Black History and founded Black History Month

Carter G. Woodson

100

This revolt, led by poor white settlers (formerly indentured servants) recruited enslaved black people to overthrow the elites in power and led to Black Codes

Bacon's Rebellion

100

This amendment to the Constitution says that slavery is illegal EXCEPT in the form of punishment for a crime

13th Amendmnet

100

You do this to documents that you are reading and analyzing for deeper understanding

Annotate

100

This white supremacist terrorist organization gained prominance across the south after the Civil War

Ku Klux Klan
200

This man was an author considered one of the most prominent voices of the 20th century

James Baldwin

200

This era led to the birth of public education in the south, the positioning of newly freed black folks in political office and the rise of the KKK

Reconstruction Era

200

These laws upheld "separate but equal" in the United States, particularly across the south

Jim Crow

200

This is a form of group learning that involves open discussion through questions and individual ideas

Socratic Seminar

200

this form of legalized violence allowed for white mobs to accuse black people of crimes and carry out its punishment without fair trial

Lynching (Lynch mob)

300

This woman was a prominent journalist who wrote a landmark book called "Southern Horrors" for anti-lynching

Ida B. Wells

300

This is the name for the trading of enslaved people that took place between the 1500s and 1800s

Transatlantic Slave Trade

300

These laws were used to further develop the racial hierarchy and black-white binary in America

Black Codes (1600s)

300

This is the ability to analyze, evaluate, and interpret information to form a judgment or decision

Critical Thinking

300

This is the form of slavery that was unique to the United states in which people were treated as cattle and considered to be born into slavery

Chattel Slavery

400

This man led the Chicago Black Panthers Chapter, founded the Rainbow Coalition and led the NAACP before being assassinated by the FBI and Chicago Police at the age of 22

Fred Hampton

400

This was a social movement and campaign in the United States from 1954 to 1968 which aimed to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the country, which was most commonly employed against African Americans

Civil Rights Movement

400

This amendment defined citizenship for all people born in the United States and guaranteed equal protection under the law

14th Amendment

400

The purpose of this form of writing is to convince the audience of a new idea or to form a new opinion on a particular issue or subject

persuasive writing

400

These two black political thought leaders had fundamental ideological clashes with each other throughout their careers

W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington

500

This man founded Tuskegee University and believed black folks should focus on trades to gain independence from white America

Booker T. Washington

500

This is when the international slave trade ended with the "Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves" signed into law by President Thomas Jefferson

1805 (early 1800s acceptable)

500

This amendment prohibited voter discrimination based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

15th Amendment

500

This writing tactic targets the emotions of the audience. Ex. - author might use vivid language, metaphors, or personal stories to evoke a certain emotion

Pathos

500

He is a founding member of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

W.E.B. Dubois