A murder in the segregated area of Sleepy Lagoon in LA led to this event in 1943:
What are the Zoot Suit Riots
100
During WWII, these ladies were known for their patriotism in the bedroom
What are Victory Girls
100
Katherine Benton-Cohen notes that this system of pay rates allowed Mexican workers to be paid less money than other laborers for the same amount of work
What is the dual wage scale
100
You can find Michigan's capitol in this county
What is Ingham
100
In 1890, President Benjamin Harrison designated this place as a federal station for immigration
What is Ellis Island
200
The name given to women who claimed public space with their Zoot Suit fashions during WWII
What are Pachucas
200
Sarah Breedlove and Annie Malone were known for their work in this business
What is the beauty industry
200
According to traditional view of the family wage system, this is the name given to the top wage earner in the family
What is the breadwinner
200
Need a late night snack? Try one of these locally owned convenience stores
What is Quality Dairy
200
This was the 1896 Court Case that determined that separate but equal was constitutional.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
300
In 1992 this event was caught on tape, sparking the LA Rebellion
What is the Rodney King beating
300
Before Snoop Dogg, DJ’s did this to introduce music
What is toasting
300
In 1917, authorities rounded up striking workers in this Arizona mining town and sent them into the desert
What is Bisbee
300
You can find more than 500 animals located here.
What is Potter Park Zoo
300
This leader of Mexico sold off traditionally communal lands to commercial investors, causing the first modern wave of Mexican immigration to the United States.
Who is President Díaz
400
Expressions of difference through style
What are style politics
400
Vicki Ruiz notes that the popularity of these in the 1920s caused "seeds of suspicion" that reaffirmed practices such as chaperonage.
What are flappers
400
E.P. Thompson argued that this was workers’ accepted traditions of what is permitted in the workplace
What is the moral economy
400
In 1897 this man drove one of the first cars in Lansing - later that year, he also started the Olds Motor Company
Who is Ransom E. Olds
400
This speech, delivered at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893, romanticized America’s past and suggested new ways forward
What is Turner's Frontier Thesis
500
During the 1920s and 30s, many former followers of this man began to realign themselves with America's Communist Party.
Who is Marcus Garvey
500
This early hip hop artist was known to rent spaces and hold secret parties in New York City
Who is Grand Master Flash
500
A collective identity built around the common experiences, oppressions, and privileges of the working class
What is working class consciousness
500
Earvin Johnson first earned the nickname Magic while he was a sophomore at this school
What is Everett High School
500
This survey attempted to redefine some racial categories through fractioned measurements