NAACP
The Year NAACP was founded
1909
This man gave the I have a Dream Speech
What is Martin Luther King Jr.
This man discovered blood plasma and perfected Blood transfusions
What is Charles R. Drew
This Man set the World Record for long jump at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, and in 1976 won a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
What is Jesse Cleveland Owens
These Three Men Founded the Black Panther Party
What is Huey P. Newton, Elbert "Big Man" Howard, and Bobby Seale?
This was the NAACP's initial focus when it was founded
What is Combating Lynching and Racial Violence?
On October 2nd, 1967, This man became the first black Supreme Court Justice
What is Thurgood Marshall
A successful entrepreneur and inventor, she developed a line of hair care products specifically for African American women. Her innovations in hair care and business made her one of the wealthiest African American women of her time.
What is Madame C.J. Walker?
The Location of the Olympics and the Year, where The "Fists of Freedom" Black Power Salute took place. A critical moment in the Civil rights movement where USA Sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos (joined by Australian Peter Norman) raised their fists in protest of American Racism and in soldarty with the movement
What is Mexico City, 1968
The First Licensed African American Pilot (June 15, 1921)
What is Bessie Coleman?
The Main Founder of the NAACP
What is William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (W.E.B. Du Bois)?
What is 70
Known as "the Black Edison," he was a prolific inventor with over 60 patents, primarily in the fields of electrical and mechanical engineering. His inventions included the "Multiplex Telegraph" which allowed for the transmission of multiple messages over a single wire.
What is Granville T. Woods?
the first Black woman to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). She played for the Kansas City Monarchs and the Indianapolis Clowns in the 1950s.
What is Toni Stone
This Highly Accomplished Astronaut was one of the first African Americans selected as a NASA Astronaut, The second African American to go to Space, the first person to play the saxophone in space in February 1984, and a fifth-degree black belt. Was selected as a Mission Specialist for the Challenger which sadly exploded on January 28th,1986
What is Ronald E. McNair?
An annual award given by the NAACP for outstanding achievement by an African American was Named After ___ ___ _____.
(+500 Bonus Question, who was the first recipient)
What is the Spingarn Medal? Named after Joel Elias Spingarn
(Bonus Question: Dr. Ernest Everett Just for innovations in Cell Biology and Physiology)
This Supreme Court decision found segregation of Schools unconstitutional, It also overturned the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson and was the start of Desegregation and the end of Jim Crow Laws in the South. (+200 Bonus Question: Who was the Attorney that convinced the Supreme Court to find Segregation unconstitutional?)
What is Brown v. Board of Education (of Topeka) (1954)?
Bonus: What is Thurgood Marshall?
African-American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research
What is Henrietta Lacks? (1920-1951)
This Basketball team won the 1965-66 NCAA Basketball National Championship after breaking the "Gentleman's Agreement" by starting an all black lineup.
What is the Texas Western Miners men's basketball team? (Current day: UTEP Miners)
Though often accredited to Dr. King, this man was the strategist and main organizer for the March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom. (August 28th, 1963)
This is the School where W.E.B Dubois taught classics and modern language at in 1906 to 1908.
What is Wilberforce University
Before Rosa Parks, which young African American woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, but received less public attention due to her age and the circumstances surrounding her case?(Double Points)
What is Claudette Colvin?
A computer scientist and engineer, he co-invented the IBM personal computer and the color PC monitor. His work has been fundamental to the development of modern computing.
What is Mark Dean?
This Man Coached the FAMU Rattlers from 1945 to 1969. Along the way leading them to 18 conference titles and 6 NCAA Black National Championships
What is Jake Gaither
This couple is remembered for leading Florida's civil rights movement from the 30's-50's and garnered major support for the NAACP until their untimely murder.
(Daily Double)
What is Harriet and Harry T. Moore?