African American History
From 1954 to 1968, this was a nonviolent social and political movement and campaign to abolish legalized institutional racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement throughout the United States.
What is The Civil Rights Movement
This woman is the first female Vice President and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. History, as well as the first African American and Asian American Vice President.
Who is Kamala Harris (aka "Momala" to her stepchildren)
This African American man was a Baptist minister and activist. He was one of the most prominent leaders in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He famously quoted "I have a dream...."
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This African American actor has won a plethora of awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him "The greatest actor of the 21st century." Some of his most notable films include: Malcolm X, Training Day and Remember the Titans.
Who is Denzel Washington
This African American man, and global cultural icon, played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning 6 of those with the Chicago Bulls. Some refer to him as "The greatest basketball player of all time."
Who is Michael Jordan
This 1954 landmark decision (case) by the United States Supreme Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This African American woman formerly served as First Lady of the United States, and was the first African American woman to serve this position. She famously quoted "When they go low, we go high."
Who is Michelle Obama
This African American man was a Muslim minister, human rights activist, and a prominent figure during the Civil Rights Movement. He was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community.
Who is Malcolm X
This African American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s.
Who are The Temptations
These African American sisters are professional tennis players. One is a seven-time Grand Slam title winner and the other is a twenty-three-time Grand Slam title winner.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams
This was a presidential executive order issued by United States President, Abraham Lincoln, on January 1, 1863. This order changed the legal status of more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in the secessionist Confederate states from enslaved to free. In addition, the order allowed former slaves to "be received into the armed service of the United States."
What is The Emancipation Proclamation
This African American woman was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement. She is best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. Congress has honored her as "The first lady of civil rights."
Who is Rosa Parks
This African American educator, author and orator was born into slavery and rose to become a leading African American intellectual of the 19th century. Additionally, he was an advisor to several presidents and the first African American on a U.S. Postage Stamp.
Who is Booker T. Washington
Throughout his career spanning over five decades, this African American actor has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and was nominated for best actor at the 1994 Academy Awards for his role in Shawshank Redemption.
Who is Morgan Freeman
This professional baseball player became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. He started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson
This 14 year old African American Chicago native was tragically the target of lynching in Mississippi in 1955. A movie was released about his story.
Who is Emmett Till
This African American woman was an abolitionist and social activist who escaped slavery. She made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 slaves using safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman
This African American man from Joplin, Missouri was a poet, social activist, novelist, playwright and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called "jazz poetry," and is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is Langston Hughes
This African American singer, songwriter and pianist is sometimes referred to as "The Queen of Soul." With global sales of over 75 million records, she is one of the world's best-selling music artists.
Who is Aretha Franklin
This African American woman has won seven Olympic medals and is tied with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals won by an American gymnast.
Who is Simone Biles
This is the nickname of a group of African American students who were registered by the NAACP to attend a previously all-white High School in Arkansas in 1957. They were prevented from entering the school by the Governor of Arkansas until President Dwight D. Eisenhower intervened.
Who are The Little Rock Nine
This African American woman was a memoirist, popular poet and civil rights activist. She famously quoted "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."
Who is Maya Angelou
He became world renowned for creating hundreds of products made from peanuts, sweet potatoes and other native Southern crops.
Who is George Washington Carver
This African American singer and actress, nicknamed "The Voice," is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. She is the only artist to have had seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 (from 1985 to 1988).
Who is Whitney Houston
This African American man, nicknamed "The Greatest," was a professional boxer and activist. He is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th Century and is frequently ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
Who is Cassius Clay, Jr. (aka Muhammad Ali)