Historical Figures
A leader in the American Civil Rights Movement known for his use of nonviolent civil disobedience.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Famous Martin Luther King speech spoken on the steps of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial. Where in the middle of the Script Dr. King went off script and talked about his dream.
What is the "I Have a Dream" speech?
The first African American President.
Who is Barrak Obama?
Name one genre of music that originates from African American culture and traditions.
What is jazz, soul, blues, country, R&B, gospel, hip hop, rap, disco, funk, or techno?
He is the "King of Pop" and famous for his moonwalk dance move.
Who is Michael Jackson?
An activist known for refusing to give up her bus seat, which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
A network of secret routes and safe houses used to help enslaved people escape to freedom.
What is the Underground Railroad?
The first African American Vice President. (Hint she was also the first female Vice President.)
Who is Kamala Harris?
This staple gluten-free grain was first brought to America by African Americans, though we often associate it with Asian Culture.
What is Rice?
This singer and actress is famous for hits like "Formation" and starred in "Dreamgirls." She won best country album this year.
Who is Beyonce?
An abolitionist who escaped slavery and helped other enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This pre-revolutionary war event there were 5 people killed, one of which was African American revolutionary, Crispus Attucks.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The month which African American history month is celebrated.
What is February?
Langston Hughes was an African American who made a significant impact in this artistic industry due to his way with words.
What is literature, and/ or Poerty?
This artist has won 22 Grammys, including best record this year, and has performed at the Super Bowl twice.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
Born into slavery, this woman became the first American woman to be a self-made millionaire with her African American hair care line.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This group of 9 high school students became the first to integrate a public high school in 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas. MinniJean Brown and Elizabeth Eckford were two of the 9.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?
Name the former First Lady of the United States who is also a lawyer and author, known for her book "Becoming." She is one of the most educated first ladies in history (The most being Jill Biden who has a Ph.D. in education).
Who is Michelle Obama?
The popular dance style that originated from African American culture and became famous in the 1920s, named after a southern city.
What is the Charleston?
The famous African American athlete broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Juan Garrido was the first known person of African descent to arrive in America with the Spanish conquistadors in 1519 and he had this occupation. (hint: he was NOT enslaved).
What is a Conquistador?
This holiday commemorates the signing of the emancipation proclamation and was first celebrated on June 19, 1866. It became a federal holiday in 2021, the first new federal holiday since MLK day in 1983.
What is Juneteenth?
Name two areas of American culture that have been significantly impacted by African American Culture.
What is Art, Literature, music and/ or social justice movements?
This Renaissance was a cultural and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem, New York, New York in the 1920s.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
The first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry?