Legislation
This act was signed into effect in March of 2022, recognizes lynching's as federal hate crimes.
What is the Emmet Till Anti-Lynching Act?
This organization was created by Marcus Garvey to further his ideas of black nationalism, black pride, and his "back to Africa Movement".
What is the Universal Negro Improvement Association? (UNIA)
This race leader led anti-lynching campaign in the late 1800s?
Who is Ida B. Wells?
Which amendment abolished slavery unless punishment for a crime?
Who is the "Wizard of Tuskegee"?
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This bill was passed during reconstruction surving as a relief agency to help newly freed individuals transition to life under freedom, was vetoed by President Andrew Johnson.
What is the Freedman's Bureau Bill of 1865?
This court case legalized segregation as "separate but equal" with the idea that separate facilities did not violate the constitution .
What is Plessy v. Ferguson of 1895?
Harriet Tubman was known as the leader of this system, due to her agency in resisting slavery and the fugitive slave laws by leading people to the North & Canada.
What is the underground railroad?
Granted black men the right to vote in 1870.
What is the 15th amendment?
This person stood for individualism and often ignored social norms during Jim crow, was targetted by the federal goverment for violating the Mann Act.
Who is Jack Johnson?
This act led to the initial dislogment of the KKK, it granted federal officals power to arrest anyone who deprived citizens of their constitutional rights.
What did the civil rights act of 1871 grant?
Co-founded in 1909 by a group of activists, including W.E.B. Du Bois, this organization emerged in response to racial violence and systemic discrimination. Advocating for legal challenges to segregation, it played a crucial role in landmark cases such as Brown v. Board of Education. With Du Bois as the editor of its influential publication The Crisis, the group became a driving force in advancing civil rights through litigation, advocacy, and grassroots activism.
Who is the NAACP?
This event led to the destruction of the Greenwood district known as "Black Wall Street", also known as the deadleast race massacre in the United States.
What is the Tulsa Race Massacre?
Which amendment recognizes all individuals born in the United States as Citizens & grants equal protection of the laws?
What is the 14th Amendment?
This African American woman from Alabama was brutally assaulted by six white men, an event that became a pivotal moment in the fight against racial violence and injustice. Despite the efforts of local authorities to cover up the crime, her case was brought to the attention of activists, including Rosa Parks, who helped organize a campaign demanding justice. The men were never convicted, but the case significantly influenced the civil rights movement.
Who is Recy Taylor?
What is the importance of the Civil Rights Cases of 1883?
Overruled the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
This Supreme Court decision, widely regarded as one of the most infamous rulings in U.S. history, declared that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, could not be considered citizens and had no standing to sue in federal court.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford 1857?
This race riot was a result of the emancipation proclamation and the conscription acts that allowed individuals to find replacements in the draft for $300s, that led to tensions between the Irish and Black individuals.
What is the New York Race/Draft Riots of 1863?
These laws made it illegal for newly freed individuals to be unhoused & unemployed.
What are Black Codes & Vagrancy Laws?
During the Harlem Renaissance, this performer and figure, known for embracing elements of racial stereotyping as a form of self-expression and liberation, became both a celebrated and controversial symbol.
Who is Josephine Baker?
After this individuals arrest there was public outrage in Massachusetts, leading to petition fugitive slave laws and in 1843, a law was passed to protect personal liberty. What is the name of the individual & the name of the law?
Who is George Latimer & Latimer Law?
This court case was referenced in Plessy v. Ferguson, to prove that separation did not mean one race was inferior to the other. Became known as the birth of Jim Crow in the North.
What is Roberts v City of Boston 1850?
What marks the end of reconstruction?
What is the Compromise of 1877?
Which Act/Law denied 'runaway' slaves a jury trial. If caught aiding or abetting a runaway one could be jailed for 6 months or charged with $1,000 fine. Allowed fugitive slave commissioners to be paid regardless if person was returned.
Tubman, Douglass, Stowe all particpated in resitance to this act through different forms of agency.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850?
Which president publicly supported segregation in the federal government and publicly endorsed a film that led to the rebirth of the Klan?
Who is Woodrow Wilson?