Key Moments in Black History: Timeline & Facts

Songs of Enslaved People

What were the songs slaves sang called?
Spirituals, also known as Negro spirituals or slave songs.

Civil Rights Organizations

What is the name of the US’s oldest civil rights organization?
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Key Figures

Who was nicknamed “the Moses of her people”?
Harriet Tubman.

Modern Movements

What is the name of the young black man whose death inspired the Black Lives Matter movement?
Trayvon Martin.

Civil Rights Protests

When

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African American History: From Slavery to Civil Rights

Important Figures in African American History

  • Martin Luther King, Jr.: Baptist minister and leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s until his assassination.
  • Rosa Parks: Civil rights activist.
  • Frederick Douglass: Writer and abolitionist.
  • Ida B. Wells: Journalist and civil rights activist.
  • Booker T. Washington: Writer, educator, philanthropist, and activist.
  • Sojourner Truth: Abolitionist and women’s rights activist.

Slave Songs and the Underground Railroad

“Wade in the Water” (Negro Spiritual): This

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MLK Jr. vs. Malcolm X: Civil Rights Strategies

Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Malcolm X: Contrasting Approaches to Civil Rights

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were both prominent civil rights leaders during the 1960s but held different ideologies on how civil rights should be won. They both fought for what they stood for, albeit in very different ways. Their beliefs blossomed from their households, the societies they came from, and how they grew up. MLK grew up in a middle-class family and was well-educated, while Malcolm X grew up in an underprivileged

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US History: Civil Rights, Xenophobia, and Social Change

5 Xenophobia and the Red Scare in the 1920s

Xenophobia in the 1920s

Which statement describes a result of xenophobia in the 1920s?

It led to many arrests.

The Palmer Raids

Which statement about the Palmer raids is true?

They targeted immigrants.

The Red Scare

Which statement about the Red Scare of the 1920s is true?

Emma Goldman and other radicals were forced to leave the country.

The Sedition Act and the American Legion

Why did many Americans support the Sedition Act and the American Legion?

They wanted to

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