The summer of 1919 marked by intense racial violence against Black communities across the U.S.

Extrajudicial killing by a mob, often used as a tool of racial terror against African Americans.

The movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West, seeking better opportunities and escaping Jim Crow.

Refers to the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a thriving Black economic community destroyed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.

Acts of violence and intimidation intended to instill fear in a racial group and maintain social control.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a civil rights organization formed to fight for racial justice.

The Universal Negro Improvement Association, founded by Marcus Garvey, promoted Black nationalism and Pan-Africanism.

An agricultural system where tenant farmers give a share of their crops to the landowner as rent, often trapping Black families in cycles of debt.

The belief that white people are superior to other races and should dominate society.

The summer of 1919 marked by extreme racial violence against Black communities across the U.S.

Systematic campaign of terror aimed at maintaining white dominance, including lynchings and riots.

A thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known for its economic prosperity before its destruction.

State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.

The movement of millions of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West.

Extrajudicial killing by a mob, often used against African Americans to instill fear and maintain white supremacy.

Acts of violence intended to intimidate and control a racial group, often with the goal of maintaining social hierarchy.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a civil rights organization formed to fight for Black rights.

Universal Negro Improvement Association, a Black nationalist organization founded by Marcus Garvey.

A system where tenant farmers give a portion of their crops to the landowner as rent, often trapping them in debt.

A journalist and activist who documented the horrors of lynching and fought for racial justice.

A poet whose work, like 'If We Must Die,' became a symbol of Black resilience and resistance.

An African American doctor who defended his home against a white mob, highlighting the importance of self-defense.

Founder of the UNIA, advocating for Black nationalism and Pan-Africanism.