1600's-1860's
1900's-1960's
1980's-2000's
Leaders
First African Americans
100
What 1793 invention increased the need for slaves? Hint: It was created by Eli Whitney.
What is the cotton gin
100
What is the name of the 1920 great migration of blacks from the rural South to the urban North which sparked an African–American cultural renaissance? A. Black Renaissance B. The Harlem Renaissance C. The New Negro Movement D. All of the above
What is D. All of the above
100
What is the name of the African American who was given a federal holiday by Ronald Reagan? A. Beyonce B. W. E. B. Du Bois C. Martin Luther King Jr. D. Morgan Freeman
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
100
Who refused to give up their seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
Who is Rosa Parks
100
Who was the first African American to be crowned Miss America? A. Ericka Dunlap B. Suzette Charles C. Vanessa Williams
Who is Vanessa Williams
200
What amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
What is the 13th Amendment
200
What is the name of the set of laws that allowed the separation of blacks and whites in public facilities? Hint: "Separate but equal"
What is the Jim Crow Laws
200
What NBC sitcom became the most successful series featuring an African-American cast in television history? A. The Jeffersons B. Julia C. The Cosby Show D. Friends
What is The Cosby Show
200
Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
200
Who was the first Black woman to be elected to Congress? A. Bessie Coleman B. Mae Jemison C. Shirley Chisolm D. Oprah Winfrey
Who is Shirley Chisolm
300
What 1857 court case established slaves were not US citizens and they could not sue in court? A. Plessy V. Ferguson B. Dred Scott V. Sandford C. Brown V. Board of Education
What is Dred Scott V. Sandford
300
What Supreme Court case invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage? A. Miller V. California B. Schenck V. US C. Loving V. Virginia D. Cantwell V. Connecticut
What is Loving V. Virginia
300
What is the name of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel written by Alice Walker? A. The Color Purple B. The Bluest Eyes C. Invisible Man
What is The Color Purple
300
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations? A. Malcolm X B. Nelson Mandela C. Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
300
Who was the first licensed African American pilot? A. Ida B. Wells B. Madam C. J. Walker C. Bessie Coleman
Who is Bessie Coleman
400
In what year were the first Africans brought to America to work as slaves? A. 1690 B. 1565 C. 1619 D. 1549
What is 1619
400
What is the name of the African American party that formed to stop police brutality? A. Black Lives Matter B. New Negro Movement C. Fist Pumpers D. Black Panthers
What is the Black Panthers
400
Who defeated Trevor Berbick for the World Boxing Council heavyweight championship in a title fight in Las Vegas in 1986? He was the youngest person to win the crown at the age of 20. A. Muhammed Ali B. Mike Tyson C. Sugar Ray Robinson D. Floyd Mayweather
Who is Mike Tyson
400
Who helped free slaves through the Underground Railroad?
Who is Harriet Tubman
400
Who is the first African-American president of the United States?
Who is Barack Obama
500
What was the name of the anti-slavery newspaper Frederick Douglas created in 1846? A. Freedom's Journal B. The Colored American C. The North Star D. The New Negro
What is The North Star
500
Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?
What is the Alabama Church Bombing
500
What event sparked the creation of the Black Lives Matter campaign? A. The "suicide" of Sandra Bland. B. The shooting of Michael Brown. C. The killing of Trayvon Martin.
What is the killing of Trayvon Martin
500
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, which is called the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Who is Malcom X
500
Who became the first Black president in South Africa?
Who is Nelson Mandela
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