Black Wall Street
This nickname was given to the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, because of its successful Black-owned businesses.
What is Black Wall Street?
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This organization, revived in the 1920s, promoted white supremacy and opposed immigration, Catholics, Jews, and African Americans.
What is the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)?
Susan B. Anthony was a leader in this movement that fought for women to gain the right to vote.
What is the women’s suffrage movement?
Black people in the 1920s and 1930s often faced this system of laws in the South that enforced racial segregation in public spaces.
What are Jim Crow laws?
Black Wall Street was located in this U.S. state, known for its oil industry in the early 1900s.
What is Oklahoma?
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What is read all the answer choices fully?
The 1920s saw a boom in this industry, led by innovators like Henry Ford, making cars affordable for middle-class Americans.
What is the automobile trade?
Susan B. Anthony worked with this close friend and fellow activist to fight for women's rights.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
Black people in the 19th century, whether enslaved or free, were often denied this basic right that allowed others to influence laws and policies.
What is the right to vote?
In 1921, this tragic event led to the destruction of Black Wall Street, leaving much of the community in ruins.
What is the Tulsa Race Massacre?
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What is 50%?
The KKK’s resurgence in the 1920s was partly a reaction to this demographic movement of African Americans to northern cities.
What is the Great Migration?
Susan B. Anthony played a key role in creating this organization that pushed for women’s voting rights in the United States.
What is the National Woman Suffrage Association?
In the 1930s, Black workers often faced job discrimination and were the first to lose their jobs during this major economic downturn.
What is the Great Depression?
Black Wall Street included many successful businesses, such as banks, grocery stores, and this type of business for travelers.
What are hotels?
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What is a claim statement?
This innovation by Henry Ford revolutionized car production and made vehicles like the Model T more affordable.
What is the assembly line?
Susan B. Anthony appeared on this piece of U.S. currency, becoming one of the first women to be honored in this way.
What is the one-dollar coin?
Black neighborhoods like Harlem in New York City became cultural hubs during this movement that celebrated Black art, music, and literature in the 1920s.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Despite its destruction, Black Wall Street remains a symbol of this quality, showing the strength and determination of its community.
What is resilience?
When writing an open-ended response, these two things need to be included in order for it to meet the criteria for success.
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While the automobile trade symbolized progress and modern living, the KKK represented this reaction to social and cultural change.
What is resistance or backlash?
This amendment, which granted women the right to vote, is often called the “Susan B. Anthony Amendment.”
What is the 19th Amendment?
Despite racial barriers, some Black Americans found success in the 1920s and 1930s, such as this performer, who sang the protest song "Strange Fruit" to highlight the horrors of lynching.
Who is Billie Holiday?