Black Americans in the 1920s

Question 1

When did Slavery end in America?

Answer 1

1865

Question 2

How many African-Americans served in the First World War?

Answer 2

400 thousand

Question 3

What segregation laws were still present in the 1920s and what did they do?

Answer 3

The Jim Crow laws had been introduced to segregate African Americans from white people. They couldn’t use the same cinemas, schools or bathrooms and had to sit in different sections on buses.

Question 4

What percent of African-Americans could attend high school in the south?

Answer 4

1%

Question 5

What university accepted Black people in the 1920s?

Answer 5

There were some universities in the north, such as Howard College, where black people could get a higher education.

Question 6

The rise of jazz turned some black people into world-famous celebrities. Give some examples.

Answer 6

• Louis Armstrong

- Duke Ellington

Question 7

Which black actor also gained fame?

Answer 7

Paul Robeson

Question 8

Where did African American culture thrived in the USA leading to a rise in African American art and poetry, also known as the Black Renaissance?

Answer 8

Harlem, New York