African Americans Flashcards
1
Q
What is it called when African Americans were hanged without a legal trial?
A
Lynching
2
Q
What were the laws called in the Southern states that were designed to keep blacks and whites separate?
A
Jim Crow Laws
3
Q
How were African Americans prevented from voting in some Southern states?
A
They introduced literacy tests (you have to prove you can read and write before voting)
4
Q
How many people joined the KKK between 1920 and 1925?
A
5 million
5
Q
How did the KKK target African Americans?
A
Wore white robes, whipped, branded, lynched and kidnapped victims.
