American Leaders 1
When Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the icy Potomac River in 1982, this man became a lasting symbol of selflessness by repeatedly passing rescue lines to other survivors instead of taking one himself.
Who is Arland D. Williams Jr.?
This civil rights leader and decades-long member of Congress was severely beaten during the Selma marches and often spoke about the importance of creating "good trouble" in the pursuit of justice.
Who is John Lewis?
As a pioneering advocate for women's rights, she helped organize the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, which is often considered the beginning of the organized women's rights movement in America.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
It's the city Coach Ashanti lives and works in.
What is Ankara?
It's the place that Hamilton was born.
What is The island of Nevis?
Rising from graffiti to become a Neo-Expressionist titan, this artist fought against being pigeonholed as a "graffiti artist," asserting his genius as a universal one.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat?
He broke a longstanding color barrier to become the first African American player in modern Major League Baseball, responding to intense racism with remarkable dignity and excellence.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This influential activist co-founded the United Farm Workers union and championed women's rights, civil rights, and labor rights while popularizing the rallying cry, "Sí, se puede".
Who is Dolores Huerta?
It's the rock group that its song was used today in a performance about women’s empowerment.
What is Queen?
It is the full name of the actor who played the role of Hamilton in the hit Broadway musical.
What is "Lin-Manuel Miranda"?
Despite losing an arm in combat while serving with the highly decorated 442nd Regimental Combat Team during WWII, this Japanese American went on to become one of the longest-serving U.S. senators.
Who is Daniel Inouye?
Working at NASA during a period of intense discrimination, her extraordinary mathematical skills were essential for calculating flight trajectories that helped early astronauts safely reach orbit and return to Earth.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
She completely redefined the role of First Lady by becoming an outspoken advocate for women's rights and civil rights, later playing a key role at the United Nations in developing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
It is the French word used in English to mean a living statue.
What is "Tableau"?
BONUS:
Finish these lyrics "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. And when I meet Thomas Jefferson, I'ma compel him to include women in the _____________!
What is "sequel"?
A pioneering computer scientist and U.S. Navy officer, her groundwork for modern software development helped popularize the idea that computers could use commands closer to human language.
Who is Grace Hopper?
A physician, engineer, and educator, she broke multiple barriers when she became the first African American woman to travel into space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This celebrated writer, poet, and speaker explored themes of identity and human dignity in her famous memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, using her platform to work alongside civil rights leaders and encourage equality.
Who is Maya Angelou?
It's the single word from today’s workshop rhymes with “eleven-plus” and means ‘extra.
What is superfluous?
He was the one who challenged Alexander Hamilton to a pistol duel.
Who is Aaron Burr?
This pioneering African American journalist, editor, and anti-lynching movement leader used data and logic to expose the horrific realities of lynching in the American South.
Who is Ida B. Wells? (or Ida B. Wells-Barnett)
Serving as an NAACP Field Secretary, this activist worked courageously to end segregation and secure voting rights in Mississippi before his shocking assassination in 1963.
Who is Medgar Evers?
This is the last name of the trio of sisters—Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy—who sing about wanting women's rights in a "New World" in the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.
What is Schuyler?
BONUS:
Solve this riddle for the name of a drama game we did:
I start out stiff and snap in two,
But boil me up, I'm limp for you.
They are the ways Miranda used to engage a modern audience in telling Hamilton’s story.
What are color / hip hop / dancing / stage effects?