LEARN It! Challenge Category: 400 Years since Slavery
War on Drugs and Thugs
The History of America and African Americans The War on Drugs…and Thugs Per President Richard Nixon’s Domestic Policy Adviser, John Ehrlichman,“The Nixon campaign in 1968,…
Separate but Equal
The History of America and African Americans “Separate but Equal” In the 1896 landmark Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Court made an infamous…
Reconstruction
The History of America and African Americans Reconstruction President Lincoln sought to bring forth a “new birth of freedom” to restore the Union and reestablish…
Introduction to African American History
The History of America and African Americans Introduction The history of African Americans in the United States is commemorated a major year, 2019, which marks…
Slavery
Slavery The History of America and African Americans Slavery In 1619, the first ships containing Africans came across the Atlantic Ocean, thus beginning the slave…
Civil War
Civil War The History of America and African Americans The Civil War In 1860, Abraham Lincoln, a Republican from Illinois, was elected president. This election…
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow Laws Jim Crow Laws The History of America and African Americans From 1896 to 1964, the Jim Crow Laws were used as rationalizations…
Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement The History of America and African Americans The Civil Rights Movement The Civil Rights Movement gained momentum during a time known as…
Black Lives Matter
The History of America and African Americans Black Lives Matter Following the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the man who killed Trayvon Martin, Alicia Garza remarked…
