Black History and Civil Rights

The video discusses the Exodusters Movement, a mass migration of Black Americans from the South to Kansas post-Civil War. Driven by the Homestead Act and legal rights, they sought land ownership and freedom from Southern oppression. Despite challenges, the movement significantly impacted Kansas' demographics and highlighted ongoing struggles in the South.

What was the Exodusters Movement compared to?

• The Great Migration

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Jewish Exodus

• The Civil Rights Movement

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

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Homestead Act

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 declare?

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

• Slavery is abolished in all states

• Voting rights for all citizens

• Segregation is illegal

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

• Access to education

• Political representation

• Imprisonment under Black codes

• Economic prosperity

What practice kept many Black farmers in debt?

• Sharecropping

• Railroad construction

• Mining

• Industrial labor

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

• It offered free education

• It was a center of anti-slavery conflict

• It had no history of slavery

• It was far from the South

What significant event in 1879 caught public attention?

• The end of the Civil War

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The start of the Great Migration

• The Exodusters' migration wave

How did Kansas' Black population change by 1880?

• It doubled

• It increased to over 43,000

• It remained the same

• It decreased significantly

What laws made segregation the norm in the South after Reconstruction?

• Voting rights laws

• Civil Rights laws

• Jim Crow laws

• Homestead laws

What was the impact of Black migration on those who stayed in the South?

• It ended their struggle for equality

• It strengthened their political power

• It weakened their cause

• It had no impact