History
This educator founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and promoted vocational education for Black Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This Harlem Renaissance poet wrote “The Negro Speaks of Rivers.”
Who is Langston Hughes?
Known as the “Queen of Soul,” she recorded the hit song “Respect.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
n 1947, he broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This amendment, ratified in 1870, granted Black men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This Brooklyn-born artist rose to fame in the 1980s for his graffiti-inspired paintings filled with crowns, bold words, and bright colors.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat?
This legendary jazz trumpeter recorded the album Kind of Blue.
Who is Miles Davis?
This tennis champion has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
In 1954, this Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This organization, founded in 1909, is one of the oldest civil rights groups in the U.S.
What is the NAACP?
This painter created “The Migration Series,” a group of artworks showing African Americans moving from the South to the North in the early 1900s.
Who is Jacob Lawrence?
This Motown founder helped launch the careers of artists like Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder.
Who is Berry Gordy?
Known as “The Greatest,” this boxer changed his name from Cassius Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This violent 1921 event destroyed a prosperous Black community in Oklahoma known as “Black Wall Street.”
What is the Tulsa Race Massacre?
This activist co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966 alongside Huey P. Newton.
Who is Bobby Seale?
This collage artist created “The Block,” a detailed artwork showing life in a Harlem neighborhood.
Who is Romare Bearden?
This global pop icon, known as the “King of Pop,” released the album Thriller.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This six-time NBA champion led the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990s.
Who is Michael Jordan?
She became the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This modern movement, founded in 2013, advocates against systemic racism and police brutality.
What is Black Lives Matter?
This Texas-based muralist painted large works celebrating African American history and helped found the art program at Texas Southern University.
Who is John Biggers?
This rapper and entrepreneur became hip-hop’s first billionaire in 2019.
Who is Jay-Z?
This Olympic track star won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Who is Jesse Owens?