Artists and Music
Blues
What genre predominantly created by black artists and marketed to black audiences?
Jackie Robison
Who was the first African American to play in the MLB?
Double V Campaign
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who took leadership in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Ralph Ellison
Who was the African American best known for his novel "Invisible Man"?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Who did the Rock and Roll performance "Strange Things Happening Everyday"?
Alice Coachman
Who was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal?
Journey of Reconciliation
What was the bus trip with African American and white men to test the enforcement of the Morgan Decision?
Rosa Parks
What lady refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus?
Richard Wright
Who was the African American known for his novel "Native Son"?
Rocket 88
What was the song by Jackie Brantson with Ike Turner's band?
Chuck Cooper
Who was the first black player drafted in the NBA?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What court said that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. constitution as long as each race is equal in quality?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the lead attorney in the Brown v. Board case?
Lorraine Hansberry
What African American woman was known for her play "Rasin in the Sun"?
Rock and Roll
What was the type of music that celebrated themes of young love and freedom?
Sports
By the 1950's, what were African Americans able to participate in?
Brown v. Board
What ruling court said racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Who was the powerful African American speaker that helped with the nation of Islam?
What are the works produced exploring the themes of racial inequality?
Chuck Berry
Who was nicknamed "Father of Rock and Roll"?
Basketball
In 1950, what professional sport was desegregated?
What was the movement to secure racial equality in the US for African Americans?
Ella Baker
What African American woman was involved in the NAACP and SCLC and supported MLK?
Gwendolyn Brooks
What African American woman poet who wrote "Annie Allen" won the Pulitzer Prize in 1950?