African American Studies, 70s, 80s, 90s

This African American comedian and actor made his mark in the 1980s, and was credited with reinvigorating SNL

This person was a judge during the Trial of OJ Simpson

Slaveholders wanted their slaves to read so that they were better equipped

Welfare was created to help members of society to meet the basic human needs

Conservatives during the Reagan Era wanted to end which of the following programs?

William Thaddaeus Colman Jr. served as the Fourth US Secretary of Transportation under FDR

OJ Simpson was found guilty of the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend, Ron Goldman

The Harlem Renaissance, which marked the first rise of African American literature, music and art, took place when?

The Conservative Movement did NOT have any opposition in the African American community.

This person was the leading liberal black politician who opposed conservative ideology and started the Rainbow Coalition

This 1994 bipartisan bill was the largest federal bill that passed by Congress

Written by Octavia Butler, this time-travel novel follows an African American torn between 1976 and 1800s

This book, published by John Blassingame, contradicted the previous theory that slaves were docile and enjoyed slavery

What did Defense Attorney Johnny Cochran say in regards to the glove found at the crime scene?

The Cosby show follows the Huxtables and starred Bill Cosby

This novel, then miniseries, focuses on a young boy taken from Africa and forced into slavery

The Jackson 5 was a gospel band in the 1970s that played African American hymns

What is Affirmative Action?

Many Black Conservatives drew on the beliefs of Booker T. Washington

Sammy Davis Jr. endorsed which President in 1972?

What did the Supreme Court Case University of California v. Bakke (1978) rule?

This person opposed the 1994 Crime Bill, stating that it was "Jim Crow Esquire"

Rapper's Delight created what type of genre?

She was the first African American woman to serve in the US Cabinet as well as enter the Succession to the Presidency

This character on the television show Family Matters was supposed to be a one-time character