Athletic Excellence
This professional boxer had an overall record of 68 wins, 3 loses and has an iconic Detroit building named after him.
Who is Joe Louis?
This addition to the US Constitution abolished slavery in 1865.
What is the 13th Amendment?
The NAACP is an acronym for this national organization.
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
Nat King Cole is famous for his playing of this instrument.
What is piano?
This Detroit native is known as “The Queen of Soul”.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This track and field athlete won four Gold Medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Who is Jesse Owens?
In 1961, this group of black and white volunteers traveled together on bus trips in the South to test desegregation of buses and restaurants.
Who are the Freedom Riders?
In addition to Peanut Butter, this famous scientist also used peanuts to develop shaving cream, paper, ink, rubbing oil, synthetic rubber, and instant coffee.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This famous trio was the first all female group to be signed by Motown records.
Who are The Supremes?
Kunta Kinte was one of the characters in this Alex Haley book.
What is Roots?
Magic Johnson led this local college basketball team to the NCAA championship in 1979.
Who are the Michigan State Spartans?
In 1896, the US Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson upheld racial segregation in this doctrine summarized as
“__________ but _______”.
What is “separate but equal”?
Kwanzaa signifies this African celebration related to work in the times of slavery.
What is Fall Harvest?
This hip-hop group was the first to break into mainstream American culture in the early 1980’s, thanks to a collaboration with popular rock group Aerosmith.
What is Run DMC?
This television program has received over 25 Emmy awards and has been the highest rated talk show of all time.
What is The Oprah Winfrey Show?
At the age of 24, this golfer won the 82nd PGA Championship, beating Bob May in a three-hole playoff at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on August 20, 2000.
Who is Tiger Woods?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in this Southern city in 1929.
What is Atlanta, Georgia?
In 2010, this state contained the highest percentage of African Americans per population in the United States with 37.3%.
What is Mississippi?
Double Jeopardy: Michael Jackson is considered one of the most influential artists to ever exist. Name 5 of his songs.
Possible answers: Thriller, Billy Jean, Man in the Mirror, Beat It, Smooth Criminal, Don't Stop Till You Get Enough, Love Never Felt So Good, P.Y.T., Rock with You, Human Nature, etc.
This American poet and activist is most famous for the memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”.
Who is Maya Angelou?
American activist and football quarterback Colin Kaepernick last played for this NFL team.
What is the San Francisco 49ers?
With 34 deaths, 433 injured, and 1,800 arrests, one of America’s worst race riots started in this park.
What is Belle Isle Park?
Who was the first Black American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
This musician holds the record for most Grammys for a Male Solo Artist with 25 total.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
Double Jeopardy: Malcolm Little replaced his last name with “X” for what reason?
“Little was given to him by white slave owners, X represents his unknown African family name”