Reconstruction
Jim Crow
WWII/Ella Baker
DNC
Liberation
100
What was the 14th amendment
Equal protection under the law regardless of race
100
What did Jim Crow laws do?
Segregated all public facilities. (Buses, schools, water fountains)
100
Explain how Ronsel reacted to the racist white men in the store. Why did he react this way?
He confronted the white men and said he was treated better when fighting in Europe. He should be shown the same respect and equality that white people receive because he had just fought for the country.
100
Why is being a delegate an important position?
They have a lot of political power!
100
Why did Malcolm X disagree with MLK
He believed that MLK's approach was not bringing about meaningful change
200
What was the 15th amendment?
All men have the right to vote regardless of race
200
How were Jim Crow Laws enforced?
Through violence, mobs, lynchings.
200
What organization did many WWII veterans join after returning home.
The NAACP
200
What was the debate in Mississippi at the 1964 Democratic National Convention?
Whether the MFDP or the MDP would represent Mississippi as delegates.
200
When did Malcolm X say violence was necessary?
To protect a person's life and property.
300
Who is the man in the middle? What is his purpose?
Union soldier protecting the rights of black Americans
300
What were the 3 responses of black Americans to Jim Crow Laws?
Survival
Flight
Resistance
300
Why did Ella Baker grow frustrated with the NAACP?
The NAACP didn't include poor people, young people, or women
300
What was the compromise proposed by Lyndon Johnson?
MFDP gets two non voting seats
300
What was the goal of Malcolm X and the Black Panthers
Black Self-Determination
400
What happened when reconstruction ended?
Union soldiers left the south and white southerners enforced white supremacy
400
Explain how black Americans "survived" Jim Crow laws
By following "southern etiquette" and not confronting whites.
400
Sit-ins, boycotts, and the freedom riders were all examples of this.
Non Violent Direct Action
400
What was Lyndon Johnson's long term goal?
To get elected
400
What was the purpose of the Black Panther's 10 point program
To show what was needed to achieve self-determination.
500
Why was sharecropping bad for black Americans?
It led to a cycle of poverty and was no different from slavery.
500
Explain how black Americans used "flight" in response to Jim Crow laws.
Millions of black Americans moved out of the South and to the North and the West.
500
What is the purpose of non-violent direct action?
To bring widespread attention to an issue and then force people in power to negotiate.
500
Describe how black activists felt about the federal government after the 1964 democratic convention using a "because" sentence
Black activists felt betrayed by the federal government because they were not given a voice in the political arena
500
Give a definition of Black Self-Determination
Black Americans will have the freedom to live, work, and exist however they choose. They will not depend on white institutions.