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Cards in this guide (14)
What did the nineteenth amendment do

It gave the right to vote to women.

The Nineteenth Amendment prohibits sex discrimination in voting, therefore it guaranteed voting rights for both men and women.

What was the Black Star Line

shipping company ~apex

What issues encouraged membership in the Communist Party

Racial discrimination and poverty were issues that encouraged Communist Party membership.

In The Negro Digs Up His Past what is Arthur Schomburg discussing

In "The Negro Digs Up His Past," Arthur Schomburg is discussing the he study of the history of African Americans.

What African American leader played a major role in founding the NAACP

W. E. B. DuBois was the African American leader who played a major role in founding the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).

Which leader helped to found the NAACP

W. E. B. DuBois helped to found the NAACP.

Who was a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance

all the above.

What industry did not suffer during the Great Depression

The movie industry

What was an effect of the Red Summer of 1919

African Americans were linked with Communists.

When Jack Johnson achieved success as a professional boxer most whites

When Jack Johnson achieved success as a professional boxer most whites were surprised and upset.

Paul Robeson supported the idea that

artistic achievement would help end prejudice

The purpose of the UNIA was to

Promote African American pride

Paul Robeson believed whites would see African Americans as equals if whites understood African American

Culture

Which is true of Pullman porters in the 1920s

Pullman porters needed a union because they were not treated well.

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