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He was an American abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War. First reaching national prominence in the 1850s for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas

John Brown

100

Who said this “If you aren’t willing to die for it, take the word freedom out of your mouth.”

Malcolm X

100

This fruit is native to West Africa. When unripe fruit is toxic but when ripe and fully open (when it has smiled), it can be cooked with saltfish, veggies, and more

Ackee

100

This country was settled by a succession of Indigenous peoples of the Americas beginning 2,000 to 4,000 years ago; these included the Ortoiroid, Saladoid, and Taíno.

Puerto Rico

100

This black comedy drama sitcom aired on Fox from 1991 to 1994, featuring Charles S. Dutton as the main character, a garbage collector navigating family life and work challenges

Roc

200

These Indigenous Nations formed alliances with enslaved Africans and other Indigenous peoples during the era of slavery

Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole nations

200

“To realize our dreams we must decide to wake up.”

Josephine Baker

200

This Haitian dish is tender chicken simmered in a rich Creole sauce with garlic, onions, and bell peppers.

Poul Nan Sos

200

This country is is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago

200

American sitcom that aired from 1989 to 1998, focusing on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago.

Family Matters

300

Known as one of the fireside poets, this man was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States.

John Greenleaf Whittier

300

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”

Marcus Garvey

300

This food was not only a main source of sustenance for the Lakota people but provided clothing, shelter, medicine, and tools.  

Tatanka or Bison

300

It is the oldest city in Georgia and was the capital of the colonial Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia.

Savanah

300

This sitcom was loosely based on the film Cooley High and was television's first African-American show that dealt with teenagers, which was also a groundbreaking sitcom.

What’s Happening?

400

He is most remembered as the founder and publisher of The Liberator, a popular anti-slavery journal that ran in Boston from 1831 until the abolition of slavery in the United States by constitutional amendment in 1865.

William Lloyd Garrison

400

If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.

Sojourner Truth

400

This Dominican dish is made with cornflour, milk, brown sugar, a pinch of salt, and a touch of cinnamon. Eaten as breakfast or desert

Harina de Maíz or cornmeal porridge

400

Known as the “Queen of Soulfood” this famous soul food restaurant The Queen of was founded in 1962 and established in the historic village of Harlem

Sylvia’s Restaurant

400

This was the first African-American two-parent family sitcom. It is a spin-off of Maude, which itself spun off from All in the Family.

Good Times

500

She was raised in a devout Christian household and gained widespread renown with her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), which details the hardships endured by enslaved African Americans.

Harriet Beccher Stowe

500

“If we must die, we die defending our rights.”

Sitting Bull

500

Types of meals prepared by enslaved people were later published in African-American cookbooks after the American Civil war was later called what?

Soul Food

500

This legendary nightspot in the Harlem district of New York City that for years featured prominent Black entertainers who performed for white audiences. The club served as the springboard to fame for Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and many others.

The Cotton Club

500

This sitcom centers on the lives of six New York City friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone. It was said to be the frame work for “Friends”

Living Single

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