
Week 6, "The 1898 Wilmington Massacre"
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Summerlyn Poon
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Week 6, "The 1898 Wilmington Massacre
Is an Essential Lesson in How State Violence Has Targeted Black Americans"
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February is Black History Month. How well do you know black history?
Between 1526 and 1867, as part of the Atlantic slave trade, more than 13 million Africans were kidnapped and taken overseas to the U.S. and other new world countries. Many people do not know that over those 13 million, only roughly 338,000 Africans actually ended up enslaved in the U.S.
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Multiple Choice
Do you know which other New World country, besides the U.S., was the largest importer of slaves?
Canada
Brazil
Mexico
North Korea
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Multiple Choice
How was the U.S. introduced to inoculation, an early vaccination practice?
An enslaved man named Onesimus convinced a doctor to try the African practice in 1721
Edward Jenner, an English scientist, introduced it to American universities in the 1790s
Maurice Hilleman created the vaccine to cure his daughter in 1963
Wilhelm Kolle, a German bacteriologist, created the vaccine in 1896
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Multiple Choice
Of the first 18 U.S. presidents, how many owned enslaved people at some point in their life?
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9
12
15
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Multiple Choice
What year was the 13th amendment passed, which abolished slavery?
1831
1857
1865
1954
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Multiple Choice
What is Juneteenth?
The day that former President Barack Obama was elected
The day that the 13th amendment was officially added to the U.S. constitution
A speech given by Abraham Lincoln in 1852 during the American Civil War
A holiday that commemorates the 1852 date on which enslaved Texans learned that slavery had been abolished
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Multiple Choice
When was the ban on interracial marriage officially removed in the U.S.?
1931
1952
1967
1969
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Multiple Choice
Since 1789, there have been over 12,000 members of the House & Senate. How many black Americans have served in either the House or Senate?
None
More than 10
More than 200
More than 160
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Multiple Choice
What do all of the following states have in common: Mississippi, Massachusetts, Illinois, South Carolina, New Jersey, California, and Georgia?
These were the first states to desegregate schools
These are the only states where a black senator has been elected
These were states in the original thirteen colonies that permitted slave ownership
These were the states that abolished public segregation last
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Multiple Choice
What 1992 event sparked six days of rioting in Los Angeles?
Police officers beat black L.A. resident Martin Frye after pulling him over for reckless driving
4 police officers were freed of charges for beating Rodney King, a black motorist
Philando Castile was fatally shot during traffic stop after announcing he had a licensed firearm to the officer conducting the stop
Armed white mobs killed more than 25 black residents, injuring more than 6,000
Week 6, "The 1898 Wilmington Massacre
Is an Essential Lesson in How State Violence Has Targeted Black Americans"
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