Court Cases & Legislation
What U.S Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality – a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal"
What is Plessy v Ferguson (1896)
This "radical" went to jail at age 21 and came out a changed man dedicated to advocating for self-defense and the liberation of African Americans “by any means necessary.”
Who is Malcolm X
What event on November 4, 2008 made history?
What is the election of Barack Obama, the first Black President of the United States.
Who was the first Black player in major league baseball?
Who is Jackie Robinson.
This man who invented the traffic signal was the first Black person to own a car in Cleveland.
Who is Garrett Morgan.
In which case did the Supreme Court rule that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court?
What is Dred Scott v Sanford
At age 35, this man was the youngest person to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. He used his prize money, $54,123, to help the efforts of the civil rights movement.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr
This Black American female billionaire launched her "OWN" network in 2011.
Who is Oprah Winfrey.
Which NBA basketball player scored the most points in a single game?
Who is Wilt Chamberlain (100 points March 2, 1962)
This inventor was born into slavery and went on to become one of the most prominent scientists and inventors of his time. He devised over 100 products using one major crop, peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver.
What 1954 Supreme Court case over turned "separate but equal", and ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional?
What is Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
Which NAACP founder and Harvard graduate was a leading African American sociologist?
Who is W.E.B Du Bois
What document was signed in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who was the first Black female tennis player to win a Grand Slam?
Who is Althea Gibson.
Dr. Patricia Bath revolutionized her field when she invented a device that refined laser cataract surgery. What kind of doctor was she?
What is an ophthalmologist.
Loving v. Virginia was a Supreme Court case that struck down state laws banning interracial marriage in the United States. In what year was the case decided?
What is 1967
This man who was the first president of what is now Tuskegee University, often did not see eye to eye with his northern contemporary.
Who is Booker T. Washington
In 1968 she became the first black congresswoman and represented New York State in the U.S. House of Representatives for seven terms.
Who is Shirley Chisholm.
In 1960, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics.
Who is Wilma Rudolph.
Credited as the first self-made female millionaire in America, this woman, born Sarah Breedlove, created hair products for Black people.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker.
Which United States President signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson
This man argued a record-breaking 32 cases before the Supreme Court, winning 29 of them. He represented and won more cases before the high court than any other person. He became the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall
Formed in New York City by white and black activists, the NAACP was established in 1909 and is America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. What does NAACP stand for?
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Which boxer held the title of heavyweight for 140 consecutive months?
Who is Joe Louis.
Shirley Ann Jackson, a theoretical physicist, invented technology that made touch-tone phones, caller I.D, and call waiting possible. She was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate from this ivy league college in 1973.
What is M.I.T., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.