Black Firsts
This person was the first African American to play for the major leagues for the Brooklyn Dodgers. His number was 42.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This African American civil rights organization started in 1909 in New York. It is both the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States.
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
This city is widely regarded as the birthplace of hiphop. In August of 1973, DJ Kool Herc began experimenting and deconstructing the instrumental breaks of R&B, funk, and soul tracks while MC'ing simultaneously.
What is the Bronx, New York City?
This man was one of the greatest boxers in history and was a strong advocate of civil rights. His birth name was Cassius Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This person was the first African American to become a Supreme Court Justice. He also argued the famous Brown v Board case before the Supreme Court in 1954.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This person was one of the first African American civil rights leaders in the United States. He called for the complete and uncompensated abolishment of slavery.
Who is Frederick Douglas?
This genre of music is derived from African American communities in New Orleans and is characterized often times by swing and improvisation.
What is Jazz?
This singer/songwriter was born as Onika Tanya Maraj. She changed her name once she was signed to her record label.
Who is Nicki Minaj?
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This person was the first African American to graduate with a PhD from Harvard University. He was a civil rights activist and author. His most famous work is The Souls of Black Folks.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
This African American was the first African American to be invited to the White House. He was a prolific civil rights leader during the late 19th century and started the famous Tuskegee Institute.
Who is Booker T Washington?
This movement began in the 1920s and was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, and politics.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This person changed his name in 1948 following Nation of Islam Tradition. His one letter last name is used to replace given, family names that originated with white slaveholders.
Who is Malcolm X?
"I was a conductor on the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger."
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This actress was the first African American to win an Oscar award. She won for her supporting role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
This African American woman was the first woman to give a lecture in front of a group of men. She never separated the calls of feminism in the early 19th century with the calls of abolition.
Who is Maria Stewart?
This African American was a prolific author and poet during the Harlem Renaissance. His most popular writings are "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and "I, Too, Sing America."
Who is Langston Hughes?
This NBA player changed his name from Ron Artest. He claimed "changing [his] name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world."
Who is Metta World Peace?
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This man was the first African American elected to the United States Senate. He was elected during Reconstruction and is among only 11 African Americans to ever be elected to the Senate in US history.
Who is Hiram Revels?
This civil rights leader was one of the main organizers of the March on Washington demonstration. He often times worked behind the scenes due to his homosexuality.
Who is Bayard Rustin?
This person is an African American folk hero who was a famous steel driver. According to legend, his speed as a steel driver was measured against a steam powered machine where he won, only to die at the end of the race.
Who is John Henry?
This person, originally named Lew Alcindor, changed his name in 1971, the day after his team, the Bucks, won their lone NBA championship title.
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
"Character is power."
Who is Booker T Washington?