WorksheetsWomen and the Black Power Movement: Crash Course Black American History #40
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which of the following individuals is recognized for her role in the Civil Rights Movement and for refusing to give up her seat on a bus?
Harriet Tubman
Ida B. Wells
Rosa Parks
Zora Neale Hurston
What term describes how various social and political identities, such as race, gender, and class, combine to create unique modes of discrimination and privilege?
Segregation
Nationalism
Intersectionality
Self-determination
Which of the following was NOT identified as an essential pillar of the Black Power Movement?
Black Community Control
Black Self-determination
Black Economic Dependence
Black Self-defense
Despite the legislative victories of the Civil Rights Movement, what issues did it fail to adequately address, leading to further activism?
Voting rights and desegregation of public spaces
Poverty, housing inequality, and over-policing
Access to higher education and professional careers
Freedom of speech and assembly
Who was appointed the leader of the entire Black Panther Party in 1974 and established the Black Panther Party's Liberation School?
Kathleen Cleaver
Erica Huggins
Elaine Brown
Assata Shakur
What was the primary objective of cultural naturalists within the Black Arts Movement?
To establish political alliances with other civil rights organizations.
To affirm community, promote Black consciousness, and achieve liberation through cultural expression.
To document the daily lives of Black Panther Party members.
To create a separate artistic movement independent of political ideologies.
Which prominent author, whose work emerged from the Black Arts Movement, wrote an autobiography that explored themes of Black girlhood, femininity, racism, and trauma?
Sonia Sanchez
Audre Lorde
Nikki Giovanni
Maya Angelou
How did women in the Black Power Movement influence other social justice movements, such as the feminist and gay rights movements?
They encouraged a focus solely on racial equality, separate from other issues.
They advocated for traditional gender roles within their communities.
They made movements more radical by centering the experiences of women and LGBTQ communities.
They primarily focused on economic empowerment rather than social change.
