History
Interpretation
Common Knowledge
100

When was she born? 

June 27, 1936 

100

What is the name of the poem? 

won't you celebrate with me

100

When do we celebrate Black History Month?

February 

200

When did she die? 

February 13, 2010 

200

What is the name of the poet? 

Lucille Clifton

200

what was the name of the person who refused to give up their seat on a bus? 

Rosa Parks 

300
Where was she born? 

New York 

300

What did the line "born in babylon" represent? 

A great city in biblical times

300

Where was segregation most prominent? 

Southern United States of America

400

Where was her final resting place? 

Maryland

400

What did the I say the  line " 

my one hand holding tight

my other hand; " mean? 

praying 

400

Who is one of the most renowned poets that was African-American, lived during the '20s and wrote jazz poetry? 

Langston Hughes 
500

What years was she the Poet Laureate of Maryland? 

1979-1985

500

Why did she create this poem? 

Celebrating everyday that she sees a new day 

500

When did Martin Luther King Jr. die? 

April 4, 1968

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