Civil Rights
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered in which city?
Washington, D.C. On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators convened at the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his historic speech.
Who created crop rotation methods and over 300 uses for peanuts, including cooking oil, Worcestershire sauce, and cosmetics.
George Washington Carver.
Virgil Abloh was best known for being the artistic director of which brand?
Louis Vuitton.
Who quoted the following?:
"It's bigger than black and white, it's a problem with the whole way of life. It can't change overnight. But we gotta start somewhere.
Lil Baby.
Barack Obama was the senator of Illinois before his presidency.
True.
Why did Malcolm X drop his last name and adopt the letter "X"?
To represent the loss of his family's original African name during slavery.
Who created an early version of the modern home security system?
Marie van Brittan Brown.
Who wrote the poem “Still I Rise”?
Maya Angelou.
Who quoted the following?:
"There was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death. If I could not have one, I would have the other, for no man should take me alive".
Harriet Tubman.
Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to go to space.
True
What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education.
Who invented the three-way traffic light?
Garrett Morgan.
What comedian played prince Akeem in Coming To America?
Eddie Murphy.
Who quoted the following?:
"If we do not know how to meaningfully talk about racism, our actions will move in misleading directions.”
Angela Davis.
Rosa Parks’s arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, led to a crippling boycott of the city’s restaurants.
False. It led to boycotting the bus.
On February 1, 1960, the Greensboro Four made history by taking which action?
In the dining area of a Woolworth department store in Greensboro, North Carolina, the seating area was reserved for whites. Black customers were expected to stand. Four Black college freshmen sat at the counter and refused to leave. News of the sit-in inspired more to join the next day.
Who is the creator of automatic elevator doors?
Alexander Miles.
What is the name of Michael Jackson’s debut solo album?
Off The Wall.
Who quoted the following?:
"Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.”
John Lewis.
The National Civil Rights Museum is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
False. It is located in Memphis, Tennessee.
Who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association?
Marcus Garvey.
Who invented the automatic gear shift?
Richard Bowie Spikes.
In what year and what team did Jackie Robinson make history, being the first African American to play Major League Baseball?
Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947.
Who quoted the following?:
"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
Frederick Douglass.
Dr. Patricia E. Bath developed treatments for glaucoma and cataracts.
True.