Black History

Click on Black History. Click on Now to travel through time. Answer the following questions by clicking on each path through history. Click back to return to the same menu.

Slaves Arrive in America

How many slaves were shipped from Africa to the Western Hemisphere from the 1500’s to the mid 1800s?

A Movement to End Slavery

What were the people called who helped in the Underground Railroad?

Road to Freedom

What were the black codes?

The NAACP is formed

What does the NAACP stand for?

The Harlem Renaissance

Who was the “Poet Laureate of Harlem”?

Fighting for Civil Rights

What were the 2 Supreme Court rulings that changed history because it violated the Constitution?

Malcolm X Makes His Mark

What did Malcolm X support as a member of the Black Muslims?

March on Washington

What did the Civil Rights Act guarantee?

Martin Luther, Jr. is Killed

When was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day declared a national holiday?

Taking Affirmative Action

What do affirmative action laws do?

Jesse Jackson Runs for President

What group did Jesse Jackson form in 1984 and what does it promote?

The Million Man March

What was the purpose of the Million Man March which first began in 1995?

Achieving Power in Government

What is Dr. Condoleezza Rice’s role today?

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