Schools named after African-American Scientist
This high school in South Fulton County is named after a scientist whose interest in time-keeping led him to build an observatory to study astronomy.
What is Benjamin Banneker High School?
This neighborhood was the commercial, cultural, and spiritual center of African American life prior to the civil rights movement and was the birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr.
What is Sweet Auburn?
This street and high school are named after Baptist minister who served for nearly 30 years as the sixth president of Morehouse College, part of the Atlanta University Center Consortium.
Who is Benjamin Mays?
This civil rights leader founder founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in Atlanta with Dr. Martin Luther King. He also has a street named after him in Atlanta's Westend.
Who is Ralph David Abernathy?
On January 9, 1961, two courageous students took heroic steps on the University of Georgia’s campus to enroll as students, revitalizing the national conversation over equality that had begun with Brown v. Board of Education.
Who are Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton E. Holmes?
This school on Atlanta's southside is named after an agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans.
What are the New Schools at Carver?
Born in Atlanta, GA, four of his films have been selected for conservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Who is Spike Lee?
This street is named after the president of Atlanta Life Insurance Co. from 1973 until 1992. He also became president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the first Black to hold that position.
Who is Jesse Hill, Jr.?
“As a millionaire builder before the civil rights movement took hold… he quietly helped finance the civil rights crusade, putting up a bond for protesters and providing the funds that kept King’s dream alive.”
Who is Herman J. Russell?
He was the first African American Mayor of Atlanta.
Who is Maynard Jackson, Jr?
Former Mayor Keshia Lance Bottoms, TI, Michael Render (Killer Mike), Bernice King, Dexter King, Lil Jon, and Elisa all attended this high school named after this spokesperson for the abolition of slavery and for racial equality.
What is Frederick Douglass High School?
This eight-time Grammy Award-winning, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, World Series and Super Bowl opening voice clearly did more than conduct the “Midnight Train to Georgia.” Her passion for music led to her being crowned the Empress of Soul.
Who is Gladys Knight?
Before the civil rights movement of the 1960s, he was an early proponent of voting rights for Blacks who set a goal of registering 10,000 Blacks to vote, a bold move at the time and his grandson later became mayor of Atlanta.
Who is John Wesley Dobbs?
This civil rights leader served as the U.S. congressman for Georgia’s 5th congressional district (Atlanta) from 1987 until his death in 2020. He worked tirelessly for civil rights, participating as a Freedom Rider, leading the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
Who is John Lewis?
This Atlanta newspaper, founded by William Alexander Scott, became the nation’s longest running daily newspaper.
What is the Atlanta (Daily) World Newspaper?
This school is named after an African-American physicist who was killed in his second voyage in space on January 28, 1986.
Who is Ronald McNair?
This original historic Sweet Auburn’s Top Hat Club, welcomed performers like Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway and the legendary James Brown.
What is the Royal Peacock?
This street is named after the changemaker who convinced Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield to hire Black police officers and he was instrumental in desegregating public transportation in Atlanta.
Who is William Holmes Borders?
This U.S. president appointed Andrew Young as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
a. Jimmy Carter
b. Ronald Reagan
c. Gerald Ford
Who is Jimmy Carter?
This mass civil disturbance began the evening of September 2nd, 1906 in Atlanta and resulted in the deaths of about 40 African Americans.
What is the Atlanta Race Riot?
He was a trailblazing African-American surgeon who made groundbreaking discoveries in the storage and processing of blood for transfusions and organized the first large-scale blood bank in the United States. He also has a charter school named after him in southeast Atlanta.
Who is Charles R. Drew?
This rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and fashion designer was born in Atlanta. He is also one of the best-selling artists of all time and ran for president of the United States in 2020.
Who is Kanye West?
One of his many notable acts was to mobilize students of Atlanta University Center to conduct civil disobedience and demonstrations. Ultimately these actions resulted in the desegregation of 70 lunch counters, theaters and golf courses in Atlanta. There is a street named after him which intersects with Reverend Jospeh Lowery - the dean of the civil rights movement.
Who is Joseph E. Boone?
He was a U.S. Congressman from Georgia, mayor of Atlanta and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Who is Andrew Young?
In 1979, fifteen years after the Jim Crow laws had been abolished, the state of Georgia apologized to this singer and chose his song as its official state anthem.
Who is Ray Charles?