Music
Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?
Bronx, New York City
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind (1939).
She was the secretary for the NAACP who refused to give up her seat on the bus which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Park?
This person is known for saying “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”
Who is Frederick Douglass?
HBCUs stand for what?
What is Historically Black Colleges and Universities?
This person was unable to read or write music but became one of the most influential electric guitarists in the 20th Century. (Hint: His songs are "Hey Joe", Who Knows, Machine)
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
Who was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize?
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks? She won the prize in 1950 for her poem Annie Allen.
What does the NAACP stand for?
What is National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
Who stated, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Who is Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
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This singer has the most number 1 singles by a solo artist. As well as being the first artist in history to have a No. 1 single across four separate decades.
Who is Mariah Carey?
What is the name of the first black owned Hospital?
What is Provident Hospital?
This young group of college students were known for organizing sit ins and their participation during the Freedom Rides.
What is SNCC? (Students Nonviolence Coordinating Committee)
Who said, “Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.” (Hint: famous poet who wrote Why The Caged Bird Sings)
Who is Maya Angelou?
What is the name of the oldest Historically Black College/University?
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in February 25th, 1837.
Who was known as the "King of Ragtime" during their musical career?
She became the first African American Woman to travel into space in 1992.
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
https://study.com/academy/lesson/mae-jemison-lesson-for-kids-biography-facts.html
In 1896 this landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson?
Who stated, “The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.”
Who is W.E.B. Dubois?
Who founded the school Tuskegee University?
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This record company is known for putting out music artists like The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5, The Supremes, etc.
What is Motown Records?
This person became the first African American owner of a major professional sports team in the United States, the first African American billionaire. (Hint: He was the founder BET, and owned the Charlotte Bobcats 2003-2010)
Who is Robert Louis Johnson?
This group of high school students were known for being the first African Americans to integrate and attend Central High School (an all white school). Things were so bad US Army soldiers had to escort the students to school.
Who is the Little Rock Nine?
https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-little-rock-nine-facts-history.html
This person stated, "Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America."
Who is John Lewis?
In 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority became America's first Greek-letter organization established by and for Black college women. What college campus was it founded on?
What is Howard University?