Inventors and Innovators
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
after a terrible munitions explosion killed US sailors, including many African American sailors in Chicago, fifty other enlisted African American men refused to load additional munitions.
What is the Port Chicago Mutiny?
author of the novel "The Street" about a single mother who moves away from her family in Harlem
Who is Ann Petry?
an artist known for his works about African American life, historical figures and African American migration
Who is Jacob Lawrence?
This prohibited discrimination in the sale and rental of housing based on race, religion, national origin and family statues
What is the Fair Housing Act (1968)?
The inventor of the shoe lasting machine
Who is Jan Ernst Matzeliger?
an explosion of art, music, and literature in the Harlem section of New York City that celebrated African American culture
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Pulitzer prize winner, Nobel prize winner, author if "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved"
Who is Toni Morrison?
filmmaker known for "Selma" and the Netflix documentary "13th"
Who is Ava DuVernay?
a 13 month boycott against segregation on Montgomery, AL city public transit. One of the most famous forms of non-violent protests during the Civil Rights Movement.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)?
The inventor of the three signal traffic light and the modern gas mask
A federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Federal troops arrived in Galveston, TX and delivered the news of emancipation.
What is Juneteenth (June 19th, 1865)?
Who is Maya Angelou?
perhaps the most influential jazz trumpet player in the post-WWII United States
Who is Miles Davis?
a protest demanding equal rights in jobs/wages, voting rights, education and to prevent segregation, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous, “I Have a Dream” speech
What is the March on Washington (1963)?
A computer scientist and engineer who helped develop the IBM computer and color monitor
Who is Mark E. Dean?
Both men raised their fists during the medal ceremony for the 1968 summer olympics in a show of Black unity and Black power.
Who are Tommie Smith and John Carlos?
author, lawyer, and activist who wrote about race and identity in the post-Civil War south.
Who is Charles W. Chestnut?
singer and actress, best known for her work acting on Broadway. She is a siz time Tony award winner
Who is Audra McDonald?
a program aimed at providing meals to hungry school children in Oakland, CA. Members of the sponsor organization solicited donations from local businesses and stores to help feed children before school.
What is the Black Panther Free Breakfast program (1969)?
The inventor of the home security system
Who is Marie Von Brittan Brown?
a series of protests by Black school children fighting back against apartheid in South Africa
What is the Soweto Uprising?
author of the novel "Push" which was adapted into the film "Precious"
Who is Sapphire?
writer and activist best known for writing semi-autobiographical novels that focus on race, politics and sexuality. Known for “Go Tell It on a Mountain” “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Who is James Baldwin?
African American students who became the first students to attend Little Rock, Arkansas Central High School after the Brown v. Board of Education supreme court decision. Students were consistently met with threats, violence and racial slurs in school
Who are the Little Rock Nine (1957)?