Jim Crow was _____________. A) a famous singer who composed slave songs B) a set of laws and social customs requiring racial segregation C) a popular Mississippi governor who was a white supremacist.

B

In which states were blacks the majority population until 1930?A) North Carolina and FloridaB) Alabama and GeorgiaC) Mississippi and South Carolina

C

Which U.S. President issued an executive order to desegregate the armed forces?A) Harry S. TrumanB) Franklin D. RooseveltC) Dwight D. Eisenhower

A

The U.S. Supreme Court, in its landmark 1954 decision in the case now commonly known as Brown v. Board of Education, made the following finding: A) racially segregated public schools were “separate but

equal” B) racially segregated public schools existed only in the

south C) racially segregated public schools were

unconstitutional

C

Which African American singer gave a concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 because the Daughters of the American Revolution barred her from performing in their concert hall, Constitution Hall? A) Marian Anderson B) Ella Fitzgerald C) Leontyne Price

A

What is the difference between de facto and de jure segregation?A) segregation mandated by law v.

developed by customB) segregation developed by custom v.

mandated by lawC) segregation that was unlawful v. lawful

B

Below is an excerpt from the Billie Holiday song, “Strange Fruit”:

Southern trees bear strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root, black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. A) inbreeding B) lynching C) rioting

B

Who was the founder and first editor of the NAACP’s monthly magazine The Crisis?A) Langston HughesB) Thurgood MarshallC) W.E.B. DuBois

C

How many African Americans were elected to the U.S. Congress from northern states between 1870-1900?A) 0B) 5C) 8

A

Which governor uttered these fateful words at his 1963 inauguration,

“I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” A) Theodore Bilbo B) George C. Wallace C) Eugene “Bull” Connor

B

Create a 30 second movie that highlights the events of your time period: Use text, images, and sounds. Use your discretion when choosing images. Remember, these are real people and real events.

You will visit 2 sites to assist your in your movie:Overview of Jim Crow

http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/what.htmExploring the time period

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/segregation.html

Group http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/segregation.html (4 assigned people & 4 events from assigned time period)

http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/what.htm (read assigned section)

1863-1880

Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, Benjamin “Pap” Singleton, Charlotte Hawkins Brown

1881-1900

W.E.B. DuBois, Jessie Daniel Ames, Mary McLeod Bethune, A. Philip Randolp

1901-1920

Richard Wright, Ned Cobb, Charles Hamilton Houston, Marcus Garvey

1921-1938

Charles Evers, Barbara Johns, Hosea Williams, Madam C.J. Walker

1939-1954

Sidney Bechet, Lucy Craft Laney, Isaiah T. Montgomery, Walter White