Post-Civil War Challenges for Black Americans

The video explores the Exodusters Movement, a mass migration of Black Americans from the South to Kansas post-Civil War. Driven by the Homestead Act and Civil Rights advancements, many sought land ownership and freedom from Southern oppression. Despite challenges, the movement marked a significant demographic shift, with Kansas becoming a symbol of hope. The presentation concludes with a call for feedback and engagement with the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum.

What was the Exodusters Movement compared to?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Great Migration

• The Jewish Exodus

• The Civil Rights Movement

Which act promised land to citizens who had not fought against the Union?

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Emancipation Proclamation

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 declare?

• Slavery is abolished in all states

• Segregation is illegal

• All people born in the U.S. are citizens regardless of race

• Voting rights for all citizens

What was a major risk for Black Americans in the South post-Civil War?

• Access to education

• Imprisonment under Black codes

• Economic prosperity

• Political representation

What was sharecropping?

• A practice where landowners shared profits equally with farmers

• A system where farmers owned their land

• A system where farmers worked land for a share of the crop

• A government program for land distribution

Why was Kansas considered a 'promised land' for Black Southerners?

• It was far from the South

• It was a center for industrial jobs

• It had a history of anti-slavery conflict

• It offered free education

What historical event is associated with Kansas' anti-slavery stance?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Dred Scott Decision

• The Civil War

• The Missouri Compromise

How did the Exodusters Movement affect Kansas' population by 1880?

• It decreased significantly

• It remained the same

• It increased to over 43,000 Black residents

• It became predominantly white

What laws continued to enforce segregation in the South after Reconstruction?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Jim Crow laws

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Homestead Act

What was the impact of the Exodusters Movement on those who stayed in the South?

• It had no impact

• It slowed down the fight for democracy and equality

• It accelerated the Civil Rights Movement

• It ended their struggle for equality