What was printed in the paper called The Planet to fight for fairness?
names and pictures of African American victims of violence
What political party passed laws to ENSURE freedoms for African Americans after the Civil War?
Republican Party
What was the political party of Abraham Lincoln and most African Americans after the Civil War?
The Republican Party
Separation of people by race or skin color is called _____________________.
racial segregation
Laws that established and maintained racial segregation were called ________________________.
Jim Crowe Laws
What political party passed laws to TAKE AWAY freedoms for African Americans after the Civil War?
Democratic Party
Separation of people, usually based on race or religion, is called _______________.
segregation
A test one had to pass in order to vote was called a _____________________.
voting test
Which character from a traveling carnival show was a white man who dressed in costume and wore make-up on his face to look like an African American?
Jim Crowe
Treating people unfairly because of race or other differences is called ___________________.
discrimination
Who was the first AFrican American man from Virginia elected to the U.S. Congress?
John Mercer Langston
NAACP Stand for __________________________________________________.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
For more than how many years did Virginia and other Southern states use the Jim Crowe laws?
70
What does offensive mean?
hurtful
Who was the African American editor of the paper called The Planet?
John Mitchell Jr.
Why were many African Americans unable to pass the difficult literacy tests to vote?
Because they did not have a good education
A price paid to vote was called a __________________.
poll tax
The political party that wanted to keep African Americans from voting and gaining political power was ___________________________.
the Democratic Party
Laws that separated African Americans and white Americans were called _____________________________.
Jim Crowe Laws