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  • Name of the monument in Battle Creek that was built in 1993 and is located near the Kellogg House downtown.

What is called Underground Railroad Monument? 

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  • The iconic civil rights leader known for his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.? 

100
  • One of the world’s largest permanent exhibits on African American culture right here in Detroit, MI.

What is Charles H. wright Museum of African American History? 

100

“I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.”

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.? 

100
  • This singer headlined the Superbowl LV11 (2023) halftime show.

Who is Rihanna? 

200
  • This church was rebuilt after the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 and stands as a symbol of the local African American Community. Name of the church in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

What is called Mount Zion Baptist Church? 

200
  • This was the nickname given to him: “The Greatest”

Who is Muhammad Ali? 

200
  • The name of Michigan’s first African American congregation which was founded by 13 slaves in 1836.

What is Second Baptist Church? 

200

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress”. 

Who is Frederick Douglass? 

200
  • This woman was the first black model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine.

Who is Tyra Banks? 

300
  • Around 1800, this site was the first meeting place of the African Baptist Church, the oldest African American church in the state.  Name of this landmark in Boston, Massachusetts.

What is called African Meeting House? 

300
  • This man who was a comedian, played a crown prince Akeem in “Coming to America”. 

Who is Eddie Murphy? 

300
  • As Michigan’s only professional African American theater company and has presented numerous productions by African American playwrights, earning it a reputation as one of the most dynamic drama companies in Michigan. Name of this Theatre Company.

What is Plowshares Theatre Company? 

300

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

Who is Nelson Mandela? 

300
  • She was the first black women to go to space.

Who is Mae Jemison? 

400
  • This is the name of the national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

What is called the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial? 

400
  • This famous rapper had an album called, “All Eyes on Me”.

Who is Tupac Shakur? 

400

This is another name for the Motown Museum.

What is Hitsville U.S.A, or Studio A? 

400

“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.”

Who is Malcom X? 

400
  • This was the nickname of a singer, “Queen of Soul”.

Who is Aretha Franklin? 

500
  • This is the name of the memorial to commemorate the black victims of lynching in the United States, located in Montgomery, Alabama.

What is called The National Memorial for Peace and Justice? 

500
  • This man’s presidential campaign slogan was, “Hope and Change”.

Who is Barack Obama? 

500
  • Historians estimate that up to 45,000 slaves passed through Detroit on the Underground Railroad.  Dedicated in October 2021 at Hart Plaza along the Riverwalk. This is the name of one of the finest memorials.

What is Gateway to Freedom International Memorial to the Underground Railroad? 

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“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”

Who is Angela Davis? 

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  • Released the memoir “Becoming” in November 2018.

Who is Michell Obama? 

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