Civil Rights
In 1963, Martin Luther King gave his most famous speech with this famous quote.
What is "I have a dream?"
This famous woman refused to give up her seat on the bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Hailing from New Orleans, this music genre created by African Americans, this popular music genre of the early 20th century with roots in blues and ragtime, often includes instruments such as bass, trumpet, and saxophone.
What is Jazz?
The Hayden Planeturium is run by this famous modern Astrophysicist.
Who is Neil Degrasse Tyson?
Signed by Lincoln, this Ammendment lead to the emancipation of slaves.
Whats is the 13th Ammendment?
This famous boxer was an outspoken civil Rights Activist that also famously refused to fight in Vietnam.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
In 2008, this man became the first African American President.
Who is Barrack Obama?
In 1983, Michael Jackson released the best selling of album of all time named this.
What is Thriller?
One of first three African American astronauts, Ronald Mcnair passed away when this NASA spaceship exploded.
What is the Challenger?
In 1957, a high school in Little Rock Arkansas desegregated by hosting this group of brave students.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?
A famous bus boycott began after in this Alabama city.
What is Montgomery?
She helped bring slaves to the North in the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This famous African American Model is also known for her show America's Next Top Model just as much as she is known on the runway.
Who is Tyra Banks?
This one of Thomas Edison's famous inventions included a major contribution by an African-American inventor.
What is the light bulb?
Between 1920 and 1940, New York was the center of this culture revolution.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This is the president that signed the Civil Rights Bill.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This apartheid activist eventually became the first black head of state in South Africa.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
In the late 1970s, this famous American TV Show follows the life of Kunta Kinte and brought in an enormous audience.
What is Roots?
The film "Hidden Figures" focused on the life of this former NASA employee.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
In 1921, this famous tragedy led to the downfall of "Black Wall Street."
What are the Tulsa Riots?
Near the beginning of his Civil rights career, Malcolm X joined this famous group.
What is the Nation of Islam?
The protagonist of the Boondocks is named after this founder of the Black Panther Party.
Who is Huey P. Newton?
This anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, became the best selling novel of the 19th century
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Dubbed the most prominent African-American scientist of the early 20th century, this inventor's name sounds similar to that of a former presidents.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This famous Supreme Court Case lead to racial integration of America's Public schools.
What is Brown v. the Board of Education?