BLACK ACTIVISM
After the murder of George Floyd, this activist group led a worldwide protest of police brutality toward Black people.
Who is Black Lives Matter?
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This performer was often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Motown is located in this city with a metro population of over 4.4 million people.
Detroit
This is the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This is what HBCU stands for.
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
This activist declared, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” in his 1857 speech on abolition and self-determination.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
The longest river in the world, which runs through Egypt and Sudan.
The Nile River
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This war resulted in the ending of chattel slavery
The Civil War
Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks are well known for participating in this year-long protest
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The first African American woman Supreme Court Justice
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
This music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s
What is Hip Hop?
This West African nation, which declared its independence in 1847, was founded by freed American slaves.
Liberia
This thriving Black community in Oklahoma was burned down and bombed by angry whites.
Tulsa Oklahoma (Black Wall Street)
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This organization was well known for saying "Black Power" and "Power to the People" and protested for Black empowerment.
The Black Panther Party
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This music genre was invented by Black people in the South around the 1920s and prominently features horned instruments.
What is jazz
This country was created by the first fully successful revolt of enslaved Africans.
Haiti (The Haitian Revolution)
The day and month when "Juneteenth" is celebrated
June 19
This group of Black pilots became legendary for their success in World War II
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
The ideas of this 1960s civil rights activist clashed with Dr. MLK Jr.'s philosophy of peaceful protest. His autobiography was titled "By Any Means Necessary."
Who is Malcolm X?
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
This stringed instrument, often associated with country music, was actually created in Africa.
Banjo
This East African nation was originally ruled by Emperor Haile Selassie.
Ethiopia
In 2023, a viral fight, sometimes called the "Montgomery Riverfront Brawl" or "Fade in the Water," took place at a former slavery port and famously included video footage of a Black man hitting a white assailant with this.
A folding chair
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?