Religion and Race Flashcards
Bible Belt
Southern and mid-west American where Christianity and religion is important and did not want modernisation of the country
When was the Tennessee Anti - Evolution Law
1925
Who was involved in the Monkey Trial?
Johnny Scopes
When was the monkey trial?
1925
How much was Scopes fined?
$100
What percentage of black people lived in the South in 1900?
75%
What was the name of the law that imposed segregation?
Jim Crow Laws
When did the Jim Crow Laws start?
1865
What people were in the KKK?
WASPS
How many members were in KKK in mid 20’s?
5 million
Who revived KKK in 1915?
William J. Simmons
How many KKK members in 1921?
100,000
Who was the leader of KKK in 1922?
Hiram Wesley Evans - “Imperial Wizard”
What happened in 1925 that involved a KKK member?
David Stephenson leader from Indiana klan found guilty of rape and mutilating a white women on a Chicago train
How many KKK members in 1928?
100,000 members
What did black people do in 1910-1930?
Moved north and ghettos sprang up e.g. Harlem.
Leader of UNIA
Marcus Garvey
When was UNIA founded?
1914
What were the beliefs of UNIA?
black seperatism and encouraged black people to set up own businesses and move to Africa
When was Tuskagee Institute founded and by who?
1900 Bocker T. Washington
When and who founded NAACP?
1909 William DuBois
NAACP beliefs?
Opposed racism/segregation through legal action and used marches and demonstrations
When were Native Americans given US citizenship?
1924
What were Native Americans forced to do?
Live like White people and forced to live in reservations
