Leslie is often considered one of the greatest WNBA players of all-time, and she also was one of the league's first major faces who became the first player to dunk during a WNBA game. She played for the Sparks.
Who is Lisa Leslie?
100
I wrote a Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
100
I wrote the "I Have a Dream" speech
Who is MLK Jr.
100
I was part of a girl group titled the "Supremes". We were very popular during the Motown Era before I had my solo career.
Who is Diana Ross
100
This "compromise" marked the end of Reconstruction in the south after the Civil War.
What is the Compromise of 1877
200
I played for the Lakers during the late 80s and early 90s. He widely considered the greatest point guard of all-time. He has three MVP and Finals MVP Awards, nine All-NBA First Team selections, was a 12-time All-Star and a member of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team and refused to let his HIV announcement deter him.
Who is Magic Johnson
200
I wrote the "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou
200
I was another famous Civil Rights Activist who publicly disagreed with MLK
Who is Malcolm X
200
I am a famous rap group who had a hit song with Aerosmith titled "Walk This Way". Sadly one of my members died while working on new music in the studio.
Who is RUN DMC.
200
The supreme court in this case ruled that public facilities need to be "separate but equal".
What was Plessy Vs. Ferguson
300
He was an American World No. 1 professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles, ranking him among the best tennis players from the United States.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
300
I wrote "Up from Slavery"
Who is Booker T Washington
300
I led the fight to end slavery and wrote a book about my life.
Frederick Douglass
300
I was the first African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955.
Who is Marian Anderson
300
This document freed the slaves in confederate territories during the Civil War.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation.
400
Two professional American tennis players (SIBLINGS) seven-time Grand Slam title winner (singles), seventeen-time Grand Slam title winner (singles).
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
400
I wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Who is Zora Neale Hurston
400
I was a founding member of the NAACP and led a public Anti-Lynching movement across the United States
Who is Ida B. Wells
400
I sang a song called "Strange Fruit" to make the public aware of lynching.
Who is Billie Holiday
400
As a part of the Compromise of 1850, this rule stated that runaway slaves had to be returned to their owner if caught in the north.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
500
An American baseball player who became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Who is Jackie Robinson
500
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
Who is Langston Hughes
500
This man wanted African Americans to learn skills and get "trade" jobs; whereas this man wanted African Americans to a traditional education.
Who are Booker T Washington and WEB Dubois?
500
My song was recently sampled in Drake's hit "Take Care".
Who is "Gil" Scott-Heron
500
This case ruled that slaves were not citizens and therefore had no rights prior to the end of the Civil War