Study Guide HIST

African &Reconstruction Themes

100

This concept means"go back and get it," encouraging learning from the past.

Sankofa

200

This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

Thirteenth Amendment

300

These laws limited the freedom of Black people after the Civil war.

Black Codes

400

This amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law.

Fourteenth Amendment

500

This organization helped formerly enslaved people after the Civil War.

Freedmen's Bureau

Foundations & Concepts

100

This ancient Egyptian concept represents truth, balance, and justice.

Maat

200

This is the study of how history is written and interpreted.

Historiography

300

This includes shared beliefs, values, customs, and behaviors of a group.

Culture

400

This perspective prioritizes European culture and viewpoints.

Euro-Centered

500

This theory falsely claimed that African civilizations were influenced by non-Africans

Hamitic Hypothesis

Racism& Early Movements

100

These Laws enforced racial segregation in the South.

Jim Crow Laws

200

This theory misapplied evolution to justify inequality among races.

Social Darwinism

300

This organization, led by Marcus Garvey, promoted Black Pride and self-reliance.

Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)

400

This Group focused on improving the lives of Black women.

National Association of Colored Women. (NACW)

500

This movement promoted unity among people of African descent worldwide.

Pan-Africanism

Labor, Leaders,& Violence

100

This violent act involved mob killings, often targeting Black Americans.

Lynching

200

This supreme court cased upheld "separate but equal".

Plessy v. Ferguson

300

This educator founded Tuskegee Institute and supported gradual progess.

Booker T. Washington

400

This Black women activist worked for education and community uplift.

Charlotte Hawkins Brown

500

This white supremacist group used violence and intimidation.

Ku Klux Klan

Modern Movements & Government Actions

100

This politcal organization promoted Black power and self-defense.

Black Panther Party

200

This co-founder of the Black Panther Party helped organize community programs.

Bobby Seale

300

This Black Panther Leader became known for his writings and activism.

Eldridge Cleaver

400

This journalist and activist fought for civil rights and co-founded Niagara Movement.

William Monroe Trotter

500

This FBI director oversaw COINTELPRO and targeted activists.

J. Edgar Hoover