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These men raised their closed fist at the 200-meter medal podium during the 1964 summer Olympics in Mexico City as a sign of black power and unity.
Who are Tommie Smith and John Carlos?
Take the A Train to Harlem with this famous Harlem Renaissance musician.
Who is Duke Ellington?
The highest rated daytime talk show in American history included this host's famous "Bookclub" and some of her "Favorite Things."
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
At the age of 6, this young woman gained national recognition when she integrated a school in New Orleans. Her courageous act was depicted in Norman Rockwell's famous painting, "The Problem We All Live With"
Who is Ruby Bridges?
HU! You Know! Famous alumni of this Washington, DC HBCU include Toni Morrison, Elijah Cummings, Chadwick Boseman, and former Vice President Kamala Harris. Just to name a few.
What is Howard University?
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This famous jazz club in Harlem not only helped elevate Harlem Renaissance artists but also paved the way for desegregation in other public venues across the United States.
What is the Cotton Club?
You better R.E.S.P.E.C.T. this "Queen of Soul."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
He was not only a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) but an organizer of the March on Washington, March from Selma to Montgomery, and a U.S. Congressman representing Georgia.
Who is John Lewis?
Classmates Thurgood Marshall, Cab Calloway, and Langston Hughes would certainly approve of you getting your degree at this HBCU located in Chester County, PA, just like they did.
What is Lincoln University?
One of the first African Americans hired at NASA, this woman was most notably responsible for the calculations of John Glenn's orbital mission.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
A writer and anthropologist best known for her 1937 novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
This 1996 graduate of Lower Merion High School went on to win five NBA Championships with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
This organization established by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a civil right organization working for full equality for African Americans.
What is the SCLC? (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
Notable alumni of this private, all-male HBCU located near downtown Atlanta, GA include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Spike Lee, and Senator Raphael Warnick.
What is Morehouse College?
This former enslaved man was killed during the Boston Massacre and is considered to be first casualty of the American Revolution.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This "Empress of the Blues" is often considered to be one of the greatest blues singers of all time.
Who is Bessie Smith?
In 1999, Halle Berry portrayed this actress, the first African American woman nominated for an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Dorothy Dandridge?
This key piece of legislation was responsible for ending segregation in public places and banning employment discrimination based on race, religion, gender, or nation origin.
What is the Civil Rights Acts of 1964?
Hall of Fame football coach, Eddie Robinson, spent 56 years on the sideline for this HBCU located in Louisiana.
What is Grambling State University?
This man was the first African American to play professional baseball, 60 years prior to Jackie Robinson. He played minor league baseball until a color barrier was enforced in 1889.
Who is Moses Fleetwood Walker?
His best known art series, "The Migration of the Negro", documented the migration of millions African Americans from the rural south to the industrial north during the Great Migration.
Who is Jacob Lawrence?
His semi-autobiographical novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, was first published in 1953.
Who is James Baldwin?
This legislation, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, outlawed discriminatory practices aimed at preventing African Americans from voting in the United States.
What is the Voting Rights Acts of 1965?
Booker T. Washington served as the first Principal of this HBCU located in Alabama.
What is the Tuskegee Institute? (Now, Tuskegee University)