History of Africa
Name of the most recent common ancestor of all modern humans
Who is Mitochondrial Eve?
Name of trading system used to transport enslaved Africans to the Americas.
What is The Transatlantic Slave Trade/Triangular Trade?
Name of movement of African Americans from the Jim Crow South to the north
What is The Great Migration?
Born a slave and self-taught to read and write, this man became a civil rights activist and national leader of the abolitionist movement.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
His case made it all the way to the Supreme Court after being arrested for sitting in the whites only car of a Louisiana train.
Who is Homer Plessy?
The Great Rift Valley is located in this region of Africa
What is Ethiopia/Eastern Africa?
5% of enslaved Africans ended up in North America. Where were the other 95% transported?
What is Central America/Caribbean?
These three types of music epitomized the sounds of Harlem
This woman is best known for her work as a Civil Rights and Women's rights activist. Ain't I a Woman?
Who is Sojourner Truth?
First person killed in the Boston Massacre
Name one of the ancient African empires.
What is Mali/Ghana/Songhai/Aksum
40% of enslaved Africans landed here once arriving in North America
Where is Charleston, South Carolina?
Name three elements of culture
What is Literature/Art/Music/Food/Clothing/Religion/Heritage
An American scientist whose work with agriculture led to over 300 products made from peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This teens murder in 2012 led to social activism groups like Black Lives Matter
Who is Trayvon Martin?
Name of sultan of the Mali empire. Also known for his immense wealth estimated at $400 billion
Who is Mansa Musa
This successful rebellion was located in the French-owned Caribbean country and led by Toussaint Louverture
What is The Haitian Rebellion?
This poet was known for his social activism and use of African American vernacular in his writings. "What happens to a dream deferred?"
American author, orator, and founder of Tuskegee University
This political and social activist was only the third woman to be placed on the FBI's most wanted list
Who is Angela Davis?
Name of 160,000 year old modern day skull found in Great Rift Valley. Name meaning "first born"
Idaltu
Name of preacher who led a slavery rebellion in Virginia
Who is Nat Turner?
This blues singer nicknamed "Lady Day" was known for her rendition of the poem/song "Strange Fruit"
Who is Billie Holiday?
Her immortal HeLa cells became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, and gene mapping. All without her knowledge or consent.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
Jamaican writer and poet known for his work during The Harlem Renaissance. "If we must die, let it not be like hogs..."
Who is Claude Mckay?