intolerance black americans

Question 1

what century were the first black slaves taken to America?

Answer 1

17th century

Question 2

what did black slaves do and where?

Answer 2

worked on cotton plantations in southern states

Question 3

when was slavery abolished in America?

Answer 3

1866

Question 4

name a violent organization against blacks

Answer 4

KKK

Question 5

what does the KKK stand for?

Answer 5

klu Klux Klan

Question 6

what was the act from the 1800s that gave southern states more freedom to restrict blacks rights

Answer 6

amnesty act

1870

Question 7

name a racist film

Answer 7

birth of a nation

Question 8

what laws were passed in 1876 which made blacks “separate but equal”

Answer 8

jim crow laws

Question 9

name some public spaces that were separated

Answer 9

schools

trains

buses

prisons

Question 10

how many KKK members by 1928?

Answer 10

5 million

Question 11

who led the KKK in the 1930s?

Answer 11

imperial grand wizard hiram wesley evans

Question 12

why was the KKK formed?

Answer 12

to keep whites in control

Question 13

what violent methods did the KKK use?

Answer 13

lynchings

parades

beatings

Question 14

who else did the KKK attack as well as blacks?

Answer 14

catholics

jews

foreign immigrants

Question 15

how many KKK members by 1924?

Answer 15

4.5 million

Question 16

name 2 states with KKK governors

Answer 16

oregon

oklahoma