African Americans in Gov't
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This man is the self-proclaimed "greatest [boxer] of all time?"
Who is Muhammad Ali
This woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama
Who is Rosa Parks
This civil rights activist was the creator of the famous "I Have a Dream" speech recited on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C
Who is Martin Luther King Jr
This rapper's critically acclaimed album, To Pimp A Butterfly, was one of the first hip-hop albums to be archived in Harvard University's library
Who is Kendrick Lamar
Which Supreme Court case decreed a slave was his master's property and African Americans were not citizens?
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford
This track-and-field athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games
Who is Jesse Owens
This African American revolutionary party for Self Defense was founded in 1966 in Oakland California by Huey P. Newton
Who is the Black Panther party.
Which African American rapper hailing from a Brooklyn neighborhood (the 90's) was the first to indict his friends as well as himself on a hit record?
Who is Bobby Shmurda
This rapper has long been outspoken in his music about struggles Blacks face and is nicknamed Hov, Hova, and Jigga
Who is Jay Z?
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal?"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
This man broke the color barrier when he became the first black athlete to play Major League baseball in the 20th Century
Who is Jackie Robinson
Which fourteen year old boy was wrongfully lynched for whistling at a white woman
Who is Emmett Till
This African American author of The Bluest Eye is considered the voice of African American women
Who is Toni Morrison?
This member of the Rastafarian movement touched the hearts of millions with his powerful reggae music?
Who is Bob Marley
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
This woman became the first African American woman to win three gold medals in track-and-field at a single Olympic, after she overcame her polio sickness
Who is Wilma Rudolph
This South African anti-apartheid political leader served as President of South Africa from 1994-1999 after he was incarcerated for 27 years
Who is Nelson Mandela
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame describes him this African American electric guitarist as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music"
Who is Jimi Hendrix
Which legendary rap group was one of the first to release music surrounding topics of racial politics and police brutality in the late 1980's?
Who is NWA?
Which African American was elected president of the United States in 2008?
Who is BARACK OBAMA!!!!!
She is the first woman to ever capture four world all- around titles in the 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
Who is Simone Biles
This American hip-hop group from Los Angeles California were one of the first to release music that targeted issues such as police brutality and racial politics in the late 1980's
Who is N.W.A
This is the first institution of higher education founded for African Americans, also known as a historically black college/university (HBCU) in Pennsylvania
What is Lincoln University
Which members of the African American community are EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, & Tony award) winners?
Who is John legend
Who is Whoopi Goldberg