Entrepreneurs
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What month was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?
April 4, 1968
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Segregation of the school system is unconstitutional
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Emmet Till was brutally beaten to death by two white men. What was the verdict of the case?
They were acquitted by an all white jury
Created specialized hair products for African American hair and was one of the first American woman to become a self-made millionaire?
Who is Madam C.J. Walker
The first black United States Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall
I became the 44th president of the United States
Who is Barak Obama
This six year old was the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the south. Due to white backlash, she was escorted by four federal marshals to school every day, and spent the year in a classroom all by herself.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
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In addition to creating this clock, he wore many hats including: farmer, engineer, astronomer, mathematician, and city planner, being credited for saving the development of Washington D.C,
Who is Benjamin Banneker
What are the Greensboro 4 known for?
The lunch counter sit-in
In this case the Supreme Court rules that prohibiting interracial marriage is unconstitutional.
What is Loving v. Virginia
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What Amendment Gave citizenship to the freed slaves
What is 14th Amendment
Name one of the mathematicians and engineers whose calculations for NASA were integral to several historic space missions, despite the segregation discrimination, racism, and sexism they faced while working for NASA. They're often remembered as "Hidden Figures."
Who is Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, or Dorothy Vaughan
She led the underground railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman.
2021 Vice President of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris
The Black Lives Matter movement began with the death of
Who is Trayvon Martin
How did Black Wall Street end?
The Tulsa Race Riot in 1921 in which a white mob destroyed most of Greenwood
She knew why the caged bird sings
Who is Maya Angelo
Who is believed to have incited the 2021 riot that caused the death of five people at the State Capitol?
Who is Donald Trump
True or False
Black offenders typically received longer sentences than their white equals.
TRUE
What basketball player has sold the most sneakers?
Michael Jordan
Who was the {Big Six leader} whom recently passed away?
Rep. John Lewis
What President signed the civil rights act in 1964? How many pens did he use?
Lydon B. Johnson
He used 75 pens