Women in Black History
As a 6-year-old, I entered an all-white school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This man had a dream that all people will be equal.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The name of the department AAST 2300 is housed in.
What is the Center for African American Studies (CAAS)?
This is the month of Black History Month.
What is February?
This is the first African American and woman to serve as Attorney General for California and U.S. Vice President.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This woman refused to give her seat to a white man.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Former U.S. Senator for the state of Illinois that later was elected President.
Who is Barack Obama?
These were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation
What are Jim Crow laws?
This is an annual celebration of the Black heroes in history.
What is Black History Month?
He was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This African American woman helped 300 slaves escape to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This leader was prominent within the Nation of Islam and believed in Black Nationalist principles.
Who is Malcolm X?
A network of secret routes used by enslaved African Americans to escape into free states.
What is The Underground Railroad?
These are the colors that represent Black History Month.
What is red, green, black and yellow.
**Double point bonus if you can explain the meaning behind each color**
The first African American to play a major sport. When this player joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, baseball was segregated.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
She was an abolitionist and activist in 19th century known for her piece Ain't I a Woman.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Her memoir is " I know why the caged bird sings" she was also a poet, activist, and mother.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This is the building where office hours are located for AAST 2300
What is the Swift Center?
The name of the prominent Civil Rights organization founded 60+ people including W.E.B. Du Bois.
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
This was the first African American self-made millionaire.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
This African American woman wrote the book "Becoming" and was a former First lady.
Who is Michelle Obama?
The father of Black History month.
Who is Carter G Woodson?
This is the Civil Rights organization that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became the President of.
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
The number of Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Texas.
Bonus: Name them all
What is 9?
Huston-Tillotson University (Austin)
Jarvis Christian University (Hawkins)
Paul Quinn College (Dallas)
Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View)
Southwestern Christian College (Terrell)
St. Philip's College (San Antonio)
Texas College (Tyler)
Texas Southern University (Houston)
Wiley University (formerly Wiley College) (Marshall)
This is the first Black incorporated town in Texas.
What is Independence Heights?
Fun fact: It was founded as early as 1905 in the greater Houston area!