D.C. History
This person helped survey the land that would become Washington, DC
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
The oldest HBCU in the U.S.
What is Lincoln University?
The first black justice on the Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The first African American to host a TV Show
Who is Nat King Cole?
The creator of Black History Month
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
The first Black owned bank in D.C.
What is Industrial Bank?
The court case that was overturned due to the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The person behind this famous quote, ““If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair”.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
These Black women won a Grammy for Best Rap Album
Who are Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, and Doechii?
The first colony to ban slavery
What is Vermont?
The name of the program Marion Barry co-founded to employ Black men
What is Pride Inc.?
The two all-female Historically Black Colleges and Universities
What are Spellman College and Bennet College?
The state that elected the first African American governor
What is Virginia?
The first African American Sportscaster
Who is Sherman “Jocko” Maxwell
Approximate number of slaves who escaped to the North through the Underground Railroad
What is 100,000?
This person was the first Youth Mayor of DC
Who is Kemry Hughes?
The school where Ruby Bridges became the first Black student
What is William Frantz Elementary School?
The Amendment the prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous status as a slave
What is the 15th Amendment?
The first Black person to earn a medal at the Olympic Games and their sport of choice
Who is George Coleman Poage? What is Track & Field?
Name all 9 historically African American fraternities and sororities, in the order they were founded
What are Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Iota Phi Theta?
The year the District of Columbia Emancipation Act was passed
What is 1862?
The first African American to receive a college degree and the college they graduated from
Who is Alexander Lucius Twilight? What is Middlebury College?
The first African American senator
Who is Hiram Revels?
The first African American to win an Academy Award and the movie they starred in
Who is Hattie McDaniel? What is Gone with the Wind?
Due to racial segregation in Freemasonry, this person started the movement to create a separate branch of Freemasonry for the upliftment of the Black community
Who is Prince Hall?