THE AFRICAN AMERICANS: MANY RIVERS TO CROSS, Ep. 4

THE AFRICAN AMERICANS: MANY RIVERS TO CROSS, Ep. 4

DIRECTIONS:

View the episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIOH8QvaLSQ

Answer the following questions with the heading: THE AFRICAN AMERICANS, Ep. 4.

1.  At the start of the Civil War, there were 3.9 million slaves, but in 1892, there were 8 million African Americans living in the South. What does that tell you about the lives of African Americans in the 30 years following the Civil War?
2. Did Blacks in the South have First Amendment rights? Explain
3. Lynching occurred as often as 3 times/week in the South. Lynching is not and has never been legal in the United States. What did Thomas Moss advise his fellow Southern African Americans to do when asked by local reporters if he had anything to say before he was lynched?
4. According to DuBois, who were the Talented Tenth and what were their roles?
5. What was Marcus Garvey’s message and why was it so appealing to African Americans in the 1920s?

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Over the years, the African- Americans gave birth in large numbers. The birth rate at the time was quite high, therefore, explaining the numerous growth in the population rate. More so, the whites and the blacks intermingled and together, they gave birth to children of a mixed race. During the war, there was no picking or choosing based on the race. The veterans opted to……

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