Discrimination Against African-Americans Flashcards
What is the name of the Laws that introduced Segregation
The Jim Crow Laws.
What did the Jim Crow laws introduce?
Segregation.
Were Black people allowed the vote?
No.
How many Black People fought in WW1?
360,000.
How many Black Americans were lynched between 1915 and 1922?
430
When was the KKK founded?
In the 1860s.
Who founded the KKK?
Soldiers from the Civil War.
What was the KKK revived by?
The film the birth of a nation.
What did the white robes of the kkK signify?
White Supremacy.
What did the KKK light at night?
Burning crosses.
Who was the leader of the KKK?
The dentist Hiram Wesley Evans.
What was the leader of the KKK known as?
The Imperial Wizard.
What were officers of the Klan known as?
Klaliffs.
How many members did the Klan have in 1920?
100,000.
How many members did the Klan have in 1925?
5 million.
The governors of which states were members of the Klan?
Oregon and Oklahoma.
What were the main reasons for the growth of the Klan?
Southern whites resented the arming of black soldiers and immigration made black people a lot more numerous as a result.
What were some examples of the actions of the Klan?
In 1921, Chris Lochan was accused of being an immigrant because of his Greek parents and run out of town.
What was the cause of the decline of the Klan.
When Grand Wizard David Stephenson was convicted of the Rape And mutilation of a woman in a train to Chicago.
