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What were the causes and effects of the New Negro Movement?
Cause: Desire to challenge racist stereotypes and assert Black identity. Effect: Increased racial pride, cultural production, and groundwork for future movements.
What were the causes and effects of the mis-education of African Americans?
Cause: Systemic biases in the education system. Effect: Perpetuation of racial inequality and internalized racism.
What were the causes and effects of the Great Migration?
Cause: Racial discrimination, violence, and limited economic opportunities in the South. Effect: Increase in Black populations in northern cities, contributing to the Harlem Renaissance.
What were the causes and effects of slavery?
Cause: Economic demand for labor in agriculture. Effect: Forced labor, dehumanization, and long-lasting racial inequality.
What were the causes and effects of segregation?
Cause: Racial prejudice and discriminatory laws. Effect: Limited access to resources, unequal opportunities, and social injustice.
What were the causes and effects of the Civil Rights Movement?
Cause: Systemic racial discrimination and denial of basic rights. Effect: Legal and social changes, including desegregation and voting rights protections.
What were the causes and effects of the Black Power Movement?
Cause: Frustration with the slow pace of civil rights reforms and persistent racial inequality. Effect: Increased Black pride, self-determination, and advocacy for Black community control.
What were the causes and effects of redlining?
Cause: Discriminatory housing policies. Effect: Limited access to homeownership and wealth-building opportunities for Black families.
What were the causes and effects of the War on Drugs?
Cause: Political and social concerns about drug use. Effect: Disproportionate incarceration rates for Black individuals.
What were the causes and effects of the digital divide?
Cause: Unequal access to technology and internet. Effect: Limited access to information, education, and economic opportunities for marginalized communities.
Who was Langston Hughes?
A prominent poet of the Harlem Renaissance, known for his powerful and evocative depictions of Black life.
Who was Zora Neale Hurston?
An anthropologist and writer who documented African American culture and folklore, celebrating Black vernacular and experiences.
Who was Carter G. Woodson?
The 'Father of Black History,' who founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and established Negro History Week.
Who was W.E.B. Du Bois?
A sociologist, historian, and civil rights activist who conducted groundbreaking research on African American communities and challenged racial inequality.
Who was Arturo Schomburg?
A Black Puerto Rican bibliophile and historian whose vast collection formed the basis of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Who was Alain Locke?
An American writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts. Distinguished as the first African American Rhodes Scholar in 1907, he was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Who was David Walker?
An outspoken African-American abolitionist and anti-colonization activist. In 1829 he published An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World, a call for black unity and self-help in the fight against slavery and oppression.
Who was Henry Highland Garnet?
An African-American abolitionist, minister, educator and orator. Having escaped with his family as a child from slavery in Maryland, he grew up in New York City. He was a leader in the movement to end slavery.
Who was Alexander Crummell?
An African-American Episcopal priest, missionary, and nationalist. He became a leading advocate of Pan-Africanism in the United States.
What was the impact of Carter G. Woodson?
He played a pivotal role in promoting the study of African American history.
What was the significance of the founding of the Journal of Negro History?
Founded in 1916 by Carter G. Woodson, it provided a platform for scholarly research and publication on African American history and culture.
What was Negro History Week?
Established in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, it was a week dedicated to the study and celebration of African American history, later expanded to Black History Month.
What was the role of the African Free School in the late 18th century?
It educated children of enslaved and free Black people in New York, preparing early Black abolitionists for leadership.
What was the significance of the donation of Arturo Schomburg's collection?
Schomburg's vast collection of materials documenting the global Black experience was donated to The New York Public Library in 1926, forming the basis of the Schomburg Center.
What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance?
It led to an explosion of Black art, literature, and music, celebrating Black culture and identity, and challenging racial stereotypes.
What was the impact of David Walker's 'Appeal'?
David Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World (1829) challenged slavery and racism, advocating for Black liberation and self-determination.
What was the Black Arts Movement?
A post-1960s movement that promoted Black art as a means of cultural and political liberation.
What was the significance of the Civil Rights Movement?
A transformative movement that fought for racial equality and justice, leading to landmark legislation and social change.
What was the Great Migration?
The mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West in the early to mid-20th century.
What was the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
A landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.