Quotes
"A riot is the language of the unheard"
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr
This individual's refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956
Who is Rosa Parks
This man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” and was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th-century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay
Who is Muhammad Ali
This Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools be integrated in the United States.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This slogan originated in 2012 following the death of Black teenager Trayvon Martin
Black Lives Matter
"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”
Who is Angela Davis
This organization was founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
This individual is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars
During this year, the United States of America elected its first Black President
What is 2008
In this year, unrest stemming from modern-day police brutality came to a fever pitch in the US, resulting in nationwide protests for months
What is 2020
"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."
Who is Malcolm X
This man was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity
Who is Malcolm X
This woman is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history and spoke at 46th US Presidential Inauguration
Who is Amanda Gorman
This Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
This NFL player and civil rights activist faced backlash for kneeling during the National Anthem in protest of racial injustice.
Who is Colin Kaepernick
"I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."
Who is Morgan Freeman
This individual was a Freedom Rider, spoke at 1963's March on Washington, and led the demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday." He was elected to Congress in 1986 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011
Who is John Lewis
This individual made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first Black men admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990
Who is George Washington Carver
This woman was the first Black woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President
Who is Shirley Chisholm
This city is widely regarded as the birthplace of the modern day BLM movement
What is Ferguson, MO
"Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible."
Who is Maya Angelou
At its peak in the late 1960s, this revolutionary party's membership exceeded 2,000, and the organization operated chapters in several major American cities.
What is the Black Panther Party
This author became the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison
This individual is the first Black man to serve as the United States Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell
Statues of this former president of the Confederate States have been removed across the US