Historical Figures
This historian is widely recognized as the "Father of Black History."
Dr. Carter G. Woodson
This 1980's hit soap opera starred Debbie Morgan and Darnell Williams as the characters "Angie" and "Jesse."
All My Children
This player scored the game-winning basket to lift the Indiana Hoosiers to victory over Syracuse in the 1987 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game.
Keith Smart
This politician was the first African American elected Mayor or Gary, Indiana (1968)
Richard Hatcher
The early 19th century black farming community known as the Roberts Settlements was located in the area which is now the site of this central Indiana city.
Noblesville, Indiana
This 1915 motion picture offered a romantic portrayal of the origins of the Ku Klux Klan.
Birth of a Nation
This athlete became a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following major success in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games
Wilma Rudolph
These three protest marches were held in 1965, along the 54-mile highway.
March from Selma
Among this novelist's books are the titles The Bluest Eye, Beloved, and the Song of Solomon.
Toni Morrison
"Suga Momma" was the grandmother character on this Disney Channel cartoon from the early 2000's?
The Proud Family
This professional athlete won 23 major singles titles and ranked number 1 in the world in singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and 2017.
Serena Williams
An established bill to make lynching a hate crime under federal law, 65 years after the death of a 14 year old African American was kidnapped and beaten to death.
Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act
This nickname was given to black fighter pilots who served in Europe during World War II.
The Tuskegee Airmen
The 1970's television program Sanford and Son (starring Redd Foxx) was set in this Los Angeles, California neighborhood.
Watts
This retired professional name was changed to mean “noble servant of Allah,” played 20 seasons in his league, as an all-time leading scorer and the league's only 6x MVP.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
This prominent figure became the first African American woman to make a bid to be President of the United States when she ran for the Democratic nomination in 1972.
Shirley Chisholm
The three African American women whose lives were dramatized in the film "Hidden Figures" worked in this industry.
Aerospace Industry
This television show transcended racial barriers as the star Diahann Carroll was the first American television series to chronicle the life of a black professional woman
“Julia,”
During his 10-year career, this player won the inaugural Rookie of the Year Award in 1947 and was an All-Star for six consecutive seasons born in Cairo, GA.
Jackie Robinson
Former National Security Advisor Colin Powell is a Veteran of this war.
The Vietnam War