Civil Rights, Past & Present
This former preacher was best known for his non-violent advancement of civil rights. He was an important influence on Nelson Mandela.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr?
This formerly enslaved man was an important abolitionist who spoke out against the evils of slavery during the 1800s.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
2008 will be remembered for this landmark event in African American history.
What is the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States?
This athlete is a five-time Olympic medalist, the most decorated American gymnast, and the first African-American woman to be an all-around world champion.
Who is Simone Biles?
This Houston, Texas native rose to fame as the lead singer of a 1990s girls group, and released her first solo album in 2003. She is the most nominated woman at the Grammy Awards and one of the world's best-selling recording artists, having sold 118 million records worldwide.
Who is Beyoncé Knowles-Carter?
This advocate was a member of the Black Panther Party and a very important figure in the Civil Rights Movement. She advocated for human rights and worked to make sure all people were guaranteed equal rights and respect. She has also written many books on the impact of racism in our society. Who is this advocate?
Who is Angela Davis?
This woman was responsible for freeing hundreds of enslaved people by returning to the South and risking her life and welfare seventeen times to lead many people to safety.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This woman, formerly the attorney general of California and a senator from California, is now the first person of both Black and South Asian descent to hold the office of Vice President.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This man is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football.
Who is Bo Jackson?
This American actor and playwright who died in August 2020 was a Howard University graduate. His breakthrough performance was as baseball player Jackie Robinson, but gained international fame for his starring role in Black Panther.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
This advocate was born in Jamaica and was important because he was a strong advocate of Black Nationalism. He founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). He became an inspiration to later civil rights activists. He also founded the Black Star Line, which promoted the return of the African Americans to their original homelands - the 'Back to Africa' movement. It earned him the nickname of the "Black Moses." Name that advocate!
Who is Marcus Garvey?
This woman was born into slavery in the late 1700s and escaped to become a free woman. During the Civil War, she helped recruit black troops for the Union Army; after the war, she tried to secure land grants for formerly enslaved people.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
This woman from Brooklyn, New York, became the first African American woman in Congress in 1968 and was the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Founder of No Limit Records, this business mogul founded his own music company and made contributions to film, sports, real estate and travel. He also played in the NBA for a short time and eventually became the owner of The New Orleans Gators.
Who is Master P, or Percy Miller?
This rapper, singer, and songwriter rose to fame in 2019 with a song that spent nineteen weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the longest-running number-one song since the chart's creation. He later performed a remix with Billy Ray Cyrus.
Who is Lil Nas X?
She is an activist and co-founder of the organization, "Until Freedom." She was also the co-founder of the Women's March and has led the charge in fighting against police brutality, promoting voting awareness in underrepresented communities and dismantling the injustices of our legal system.
Who is Tamika Mallory?
This man was a formerly enslaved African American, preacher and leader who led a four day slave rebellion against white slave holders in 1821.
Who is Nat Turner?
This former US Senator was arrested over forty times during the civil rights movement for participating in protests against racist actions and policies, and coined the phrase "good trouble" to describe his actions.
Who is John Lewis?
He was considered among the greatest heavyweights in history but is remembered more for the values he displayed outside the ring, as he stood his ground for religious freedom, racial justice and doing what was right over what was the easy way out.
Who was Muhammad Ali?
This American artist of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent became famous for his graffiti art on the Lower East Side during the late 1970s. At 22, he was the youngest artist to ever exhibit at the Whitney Biennial in New York.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat?
This movement was started in 2013 by three women: Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi after the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman. The movement began as a hashtag and is now known worldwide and has more than 40 chapters. What is the name of this movement?
He was a general and leader in the Haitian Revolution. He led a successful slave revolt that eventually defeated the French army and granted Haiti's independence in 1804, making Haiti the first independent Black nation in the Western Hemisphere.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
This was the Supreme Court decision that declared segregation or separation of races in schools and businesses to be unconstitutional.
What is Brown v Board of Education?
This athlete is known as the "fastest woman of all time." She won 2 gold medals and still holds the record for the fastest time in a 100 and 200 meter race.
Who is Florence Griffith Joyner, or Flo Jo?
This artist is painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist, and film-maker whose work explores race, gender, violence, and identity. She is known for her black cut-paper silhouettes, but you might know her for her installation at the Domino Sugar Factory building in Williamsburg.
Who is Kara Walker?