African History
What are the two european countries have colonized most of Africa?
Britain and France
He delivered the famous "I have a dream" speech in 1963
MLK Jr.
The name of the West African Dish is made with rice, tomatoes, onions, and various spices.
Jollof rice
He became South Africa's first black president in 1994
Nelson Mandela
What is the name of the popular pop artist who is South African?
Tyla
This West African empire was ruled by ___ and became one of the richest empires in history
The mali empire by Mansa musa
This amendment, ratified in 1870, gave Black men the right to vote.
15th amendment
A head wrap traditionally worn by West Africans, native to Yorubas. Worn during events and come in all shapes and colors.
What is a gele?
This woman refused to give her seat to a white passanger on a bus in 1955.
Rosa Parks
This Marvel movie became one of the highest-grossing superhero films and celebrated African culture
Black panther
This North African country was home to the ancient pyramids of Giza
Eygpt
This supreme court case ended racial segregation in public schools
Brown v. Board of education
I have the most music Grammy awards of all time
Beyonce
Who is the first African American to play in a professional American sports league, when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball team in 1947.
Jackie Robinson
This celebration honors the end of slavery in the United States in June
Juneteenth
This African country gained independence in 1994 after the end of apartheid.
south africa
This organization, founded in 1909, focuses on civil rights advocacy.
NAACP
This NIgerian Artist won a grammy for the album Twice as Tall
Burna Boy
I am a world famous Author, Social Activist, Poet, Washington High School graduate (SFUSD) and the first Black women to have her likeness depicted on the US quarter.
Maya Angelou
Sade, a famous R&B singer, is from which African country?
Nigerian
This 1884-1885 meeting divided Africa among European powers without African representation
The Berlin Conference
This caribbean country was the site of the first successful slave revolt leading to independence
Haiti
This Nigerian author wrote the novel Things Fall Apart, one of the most widely read African books in the world.
Chinua Achebe
This Ghanaian leader became the first prime minister and president of Ghana after Ghana's independence.
Kwame Nkrumah
I broke the all-time NBA scoring record.
Lebron James