Civil Rights Movement
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Rosa Parks
"What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have."
Oprah Winfrey
Who is the first African-American and first woman of color to win gold in the Individual All-Around at the Olympics for Gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas
Which talk show host became the first African-American female Billionaire?
Oprah Winfrey
What is Beyonce's full name?
Beyonce Giselle Knowles
Who was the first black student in an all white school?
Ruby Bridges
Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Harriet Tubman
Who was the first Black woman to win an Oscar?
Hattie Mcdaniel
Who was an black American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist?
Maya Angelou
Who was the 1st President of the National Association of Colored Women?
Mary Church Terrell
Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?
Alabama Church Bombing
"You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”
Shirley Chisholm
Who is known as the "Queen of Soul"
Aretha Franklin
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Beyonce
What was Carrie Saxon Perry famous for?
She was the first african american woman to be the mayor of a major new england city (hartford)
What was the impact the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
It caused social change because the Supreme Court stated that all people should get equal rights on local buses.
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.
Maya Angelou
Who were the first African American Female group to gain International Fame in 1965, after having the first album by an all-female group to reach number one on the US Billboard 200?
The Supremes
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
Brown vs Board of Education
Marie Van Brittan Brown invented what safety feature?
Home Security System
What Civil Rights Group was established by Martin Luther King Jr., Charles K. Steele, and Fred L. Shuttlesworth. Dr.?
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
What is a famous quote by Janet Jackson that references African American women?
"I'm convinced we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to get through, and to get over."
Who was America's first great black choreographer, dancer, and teacher who formed the first black dance troupe in the 1940s?
Katherie Dunham
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the 1st African American to win the Nobel prize for Literature?
Toni Morrison