movements
court cases
black excellence
people
miscellaneous
100
Fought to end segregation, racial discrimination, and secure equal rights during the 1960's
what is the civil rights movement
100
Legalized racial segregation under the doctrine separate but equal
what is Plessy v. Ferguson
100
Who broke baseball's color barrier in 1947?
who is Jackie Robinson
100
Who is the first black president of the United States
Who is Barack Obama
100
What holiday celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and is also known by Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or Jubilee Day
What is Juneteenth
200
movement addressing racism, police violence, and racial injustice caused by the death of George Floyd
what is Black Lives Matter
200
Ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
what is Brown v. Board of Education
200
A blind black musician known as the genius of soul and helped popularize soul music famous for Georgia on my mind
Who is Ray Charles
200
Who is Nelson Mandela
200
An all-black, all-female U.S. army unit during WWll that organized and delivered delayed mail to American soldier's
Who are the Six Triple Eight
300
Started in Harlem, peaking from 1965-1970's. It promoted black artistic expression, poetry, theater, and literature
what is the Black Arts Movement
300
Ruled that black people could not be U.S. citizens, even those who were free
what is Dred Scott v. Sandford
300
Founded the first successful black-owned hair-care empire in America and became the first female self-made millionaire in the U.S.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker
300
Who is Fredrick Douglass
300
A famous jazz trumpeter that helped pioneer bebop and was known for his puffed cheeks known for A Night in Tunisia
Who is Dizzy Gillespie
400
This movement established by Huey P. and Bobby Seale advocated for black communities and organized social programs
what is the Black Panther Party
400
Ruled that courts could not enforce racial restrictions on who could buy or occupy homes
what is Shelly v. Kraemer
400
Who was the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped send astronauts into space, was known as the human computer, and got a movie adaptation
Who is Katherine Johnson
400
1st to refuse giving up her bus seat
Who is Claudette Colvin
400
What are the 4 historically black sororities that belong to the divine 9
What are Alpha Kappa Alpha
Delta Sigma Theta
Zeta Phi Beta
Sigma Gamma Rho
500
Fought South Africa's system of racial segregation and white-minority rule
what is Anti-Apartheid movement
500
Struck down laws banning interracial marriage
what is Loving v. Virginia
500
founded Motown records
who is Berry Gordy
500
Who is the first female black governor in the U.S.
Who is Keisha Lance Bottoms
500
Invented the super soaker water gun
Who is Lonnie Johnson