history

• why was malcom X assinated

  for his new softer stance
• who was more successful ( MLK or MX)

  MLK
• Black panthers/ how many african- americans were in the group

  2000
• Black panthers/ what did they believe

  fighting for their civil rights
• Black panthers/ how many officers did they kill and when

  killed 9 white officers between 1967 and 1969
• who were the black panthers ?


  freedom fighters
• What did the Black panthers do to the homeless

  set up homeless shelters and other charites
• Black power Movement/ who was it founded by?

  Stokely Carmichael
• what were the challenges facing the civil rights movement

  inactive FBI, Racists in southern profile, state governors, white citizens council, KKK
• What did MX get involved with while he was in prison

  Nation of islam which was led by elijah Mohammed
• MX became a..


  traditional muslim
• after MX became a traditional Muslim he saw that whites wernt all..

  evil and saw a chance of brotherhood
• how civil rights movement was founded to challenges

  public transport, birmingham, education, public facilities
• Who was rival Faubus

  An arkansas governor
• Who was president Eisenhower

  a president
• who was elizabeth eckford 


  1 out of 9 black students to go to LR
• what is the Nation of Islam

  a group that believed that black people were the original black people.
• MLK belived in


  non violent protests
• MX believed in 


  violence
• what were the acts the KKK did

  marches, cross burnings, community events, secret language, secret meetings, lynching, intimidate NAACP members, hoods/ masks
• when were celebrations 


  on sundays
• while living on plantations slaves got 


  basic food and clothing
• how did slaves rebell

  by killing their owners, stealing, running away, destroying crops or tools
• slavery is 


  forced work, unpaid work, unpaid work, no escape, no human rights, often punished
• how long did the transatlantic slave trade last?

  16th century to the 19th century
• how many africans were taken from their home?

  12 and a half million
• how many hours were slaves allowed above and below deck

  16hours below and 8 above
• what would happen if slaves disobeyed

  beat with cat of nine tails
• what did harriet tubman do for the slaves


  freed them
• what did harriet tubman create


  unfground railroad track ( path)
• what happened to emmet till

  beat, killed and dumped in a river
• when did the KKK start

  1865
• when did the KKK reamerge

  1915-1920
• what are good characteristics for a slave

  healthy, strong, young, no scurvy, fit
• bad characteristics for a slave

  scurvy, weak, old, marks, unhealthy
• how many pound of cotton did slaves produce

  200lb