Definitions (of words and ideas)
Nouveau riche in English
"newly rich"
(page 91)
At what age did black men and black woken usually get married (respectively)?
25-35 (men), 20-30 (women)
(page 104)
What is the name of the speaker (the author) in the podcast?
Robin Kelley
(the podcast)
Where did the Communist Party migrate to?
Alabama (ew)
(the podcast)
The currency of the Black Belt
Cotton
(page 109)
What is the thirteenth Amendment?
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
(page 112)
What year did the communist party go to Alabama?
1928 (Late 1920's is an acceptable answer)
(the podcast)
The people who were forced out of Georgia
The Cherokee and Creek natives
(pages 83-84)
Schools were held in this location if no schoolhouse was available
Churches
(page 88)
The name of the train car Du Bois rides in
The "Jim Crow Car"
(page 84)
The city of a hundred hills
Atlanta
(page 83)
How many people lived in the Black Belt in Georgia in 1890?
10,000 black people and 2,000 white people
(page 102)
What was the name of the leader of the NAACP at the time (hint: the answer is kinda funny)?
Walter White *queue breaking bad music*
(the podcast)
The heart of the Black Belt
Albany
(pages 85-86)
What was taken from the preacher's house (chapter 7) that was exempt from seizure by the law?
Furniture
(page 99)
What did it mean if a man "took up" with a woman?
Marriage without a ceremony
(Page 105)
What was (in Du Bois's opinion) the minimum net indebtedness of black tenant families in Georgia?
At least $60,000
(Page 110)
What were AT LEAST ONE of the two communists who first migrated to Alabama?
James Julio and/or Tom Johnson
(the podcast)
An older name for Dougherty County
Egypt of the Confederacy
(page 90)
How did the communist party apply pressure on social workers who wouldn't provide for people who needed help?
Threatening and terrifying them. that's crazy
(the podcast)
Who was the primary focus of the Communist Party in Alabama?
The unemployed
(the podcast :D)
How many pounds of meat did the man in chapter 8 buy?
30 lbs
(page 110)
Who is Oglethrope?
(Beginning of chapter 7)
The founder of the colony of Georgia
What plot of land was bought by the "Dixie Cotton and Corn Company"? (Chapter 7)
The Whistle place
(Page 96)
What was the name of the case that the Communist Party in Alabama made an international issue?
The Scottsboro Case
(the podcast)