African American Literature

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Which of these famous books stirred up anti-slavery sentiment in the United States before the Civil War?
A
Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe
B
Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
C
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
D
Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens

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What is an abolitionist?
A
A person who believed slavery was just and fair.
B
A person who wanted to secede from the North
C
A person who was in charge of all the slaves.
D
A person who wanted to end slavery.

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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early-to-mid 18th century, and used by African-American slaves to escape into free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause.

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Who was the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad?
A
Sojourner Truth
B
Frederick Douglass
C
Harriet Tubman
D
Langston Hughes

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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman, an escaped slave, helped other slaves escape to freedom in Canada though the Underground Railroad.

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What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
A
A document declaring that the Southern states were seceding from the United States.
B
An executive order by President Lincoln declaring that all slaves were free.
C
A document declaring that all states west of the Mississippi would be "free" states as opposed to "slave" states.

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Abraham Lincoln
In 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring "that all persons held as slaves" within the Confederate states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

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A
Malcolm X
B
Obama
C
Martin Luther King
D
Frederick Douglass

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks

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