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This major Civil Rights Movement icon is immortalized on the East Mall.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This medical expert was the first Black woman to graduate from the University of Michigan's Medical School, who then went on to found Spelman College's Nursing program.
Who is Sophia B. Jones?
This former state senator served as the United States' first African American president.
Who is Barack Obama?
This man is considered one of the founders of the Black Arts Movement and was known for his poetry and theatrical writings.
Who is Amiri Baraka?
This state was the first to abolish slavery, long before the Civil War.
What is Vermont?
Heman Marlon Sweatt, the first African American to attend the University of Texas School of Law, was admitted in this year.
This Black mathematician pioneered what we know today as GPS, among other similar technological tools.
Who is Gladys West?
This young Civil Rights activist refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, nearly a year before Rosa Parks.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
This Afrofuturist novelist won several literary and scholarly awards, including a Hugo and a MacArthur Fellowship.
Who is Octavia Butler?
This rodeo is one of the only ones in the world that highlights Black cowboys and cowgirls?
What is the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo?
The Precursors, among the first African American undergraduates to attend the University of Texas, lived in segregated housing, including this men's residence hall, according to Leon Holland.
What is San Jacinto (Dormitories D & F)?
This Black scholar was the first in the United States to earn a PhD in this field.
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Who is Edward Bouchet and Physics?
The Universal Negro Improvement Association, a prominent Black nationalist organization, was founded by this radical activist.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
This Black songstress swept the nation with her rendition of Strange Fruit, among other popular music.
Who is Billie Holiday?
This woman became the first Black millionaire, selling these products.
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Who is Madam C.J. Walker and hair-strengthening products?
This area on campus was established in this year as a result of Black student advocacy and remains a central hub for Black life at UT Austin.
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What is 1995 and Malcolm X Lounge?
This scientist was NASA's first Black woman aerospace engineer.
Who is Mary Jackson?
This Black athlete defied conscription into the Vietnam War and was among the greatest heavyweights of all time.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This African American painter was the first to be a subject of a monograph, and was known for his depictions of World War I.
Who is Horace Pippin?
This group of artists revolutionized hip-hop and soul in the late 90s and early Oughts, sharing this sign.
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Who are the Soulquarians and Aquarius?
This collective at UT Austin houses these four departments as a collaborative incubator of Black knowledge production on campus.
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What is the Black Studies Collective and: 1) African and African Diaspora Studies, 2) John L. Warfield Center, 3) Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis, and 4) Art Galleries at Black Studies?
This scientist was a University of Chicago graduate and an integral part of the Manhattan Project.
Who is J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.?
This political stalwart became the first Black woman to serve in Congress and was one of the first to seek the Presidential nomination from a major party.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This founding member of a prominent Black fraternity was also the first Black member of the American Institute of Architects.
Who is Vertner Woodson Tandy?
These foods were important to enslaved people outrunning hunting dogs, and thus adopted this name.
What are hushpuppies?