Category 5
Jackie Robinson was the first Black athlete to play in Major League Baseball for this team.
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Carver created a wood stain made from this material, which comes in many different colors and shades.
What is clay?
Despite his many inventions, Carver only patented this number of them.
What is three?
This company made a famous deal with Michael Jordan, creating the iconic "Air Jordan" shoes.
What is Nike?
Before 1954, schools in the United States were separated based on race. This term describes this separation.
What is segregation?
This nickname was given to Allyson Felix in high school because of her tall and skinny figure.
What is “Chicken Legs”?
In 1955, this woman sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat to a White person.
Who is Rosa Parks?
In the 1970s, this genre of music began at neighborhood block parties in New York City and became popular worldwide, with "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang in 1979.
What is Hip Hop?
This term describes the peaceful protests where people would sit in restaurants that served only White customers to challenge segregation.
What are sit-ins?
Michael Jordan won six NBA championships with this team.
What is the Chicago Bulls?
By the 1950s, only 1 out of every 8 Black students in the South had completed this level of education.
What is high school?
This inventor, known as the "Peanut Man," created hundreds of products using peanuts, including paper, milk, and ink.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The decision to integrate schools, allowing Black students to attend the same schools as White students, occurred in this decade.
What is the 1950s?
Carver worked closely with these three individuals, offering his agricultural advice during his lifetime.
Who are the Presidents of the United States?
This set of laws was enacted in southern states to enforce racial segregation after the Civil War.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
This music genre, which became popular in the South in the late 1800s, used instruments like harmonicas and guitars and influenced Jazz, Rock and Roll, and Country music.
What is Blues?
This genre of music emerged in the 1950s, combining older church songs, Jazz, and Blues, and became known for its emotional intensity and smooth, soulful sound.
What is Soul music?
These laws made it difficult for Black people to vote by imposing fees on registration that many poor families could not afford.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
Black students were typically only taught skills in these areas, while White students received more general education.
What are farming, cooking, cleaning, and housekeeping?
In the 1930s, most Black teachers only had this level of education, which limited their ability to teach older students.
What is an 8th grade education?
Black teachers in the 1930s were paid an average of $73 per month, while White teachers earned this amount.
What is $118?
This event in 1954 marked the legal end of segregated schools in the United States.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
When slaves were allowed to attend church, their songs turned into these religious songs, often containing hidden escape codes.
What are spirituals?
This change in schools today ensures that students of all races and backgrounds are treated equally.
What is desegregation?
This term refers to the 1896 Supreme Court ruling that stated racial segregation was acceptable as long as the facilities for Black and White people were "equal."
What is "separate but equal"?