Music & Musicians
This Queen of Soul sang hits like "Respect" and "Natural Woman"
Who is Aretha Franklin?
In 1863, this proclamation by President Lincoln declared the freedom of slaves in Confederate states
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This inventor created the three-light traffic signal and the gas mask
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This organization, founded in 1909, is the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States
What is the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?
This 1992 movie starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner features the song "I Will Always Love You"
What is The Bodyguard?
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This legendary soul singer was known as the "Genius" and "The High Priest of Soul." He mixed gospel and R&B in songs like "Georgia on My Mind"
Who is Ray Charles?
This 1921 event in Oklahoma saw the destruction of a prosperous Black community known as "Black Wall Street"
What is the Tulsa Race Massacre?
He is known for creating the first successful open-heart surgery in 1893
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
This 1965 march, led by Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists, protested racial discrimination in voting rights
What is the Selma to Montgomery March?
This acclaimed 2013 film stars Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson, the first Black Major League Baseball player of the modern era
What is 42?
This "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul" is known for songs like "What's Going On" and "Sexual Healing"
Who is Marvin Gaye?
This 1966 organization, founded by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, advocated for Black power and community self-defense
What is the Black Panther Party?
This inventor patented improvements to the potato chip-making process in the 1920s
Who is George Crum?
This Black Power leader, known for his slogan "By any means necessary," was assassinated in 1965
Who is Malcolm X?
This comedy-drama series, produced by Oprah Winfrey, follows a wealthy family running a Memphis megachurch
What is Greenleaf?
Known as the "Godfather of Soul" and the "Hardest Working Man in Show Business," he sang hits like "I Got You (I Feel Good)"
Who is James Brown?
In 1947, this African American baseball player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This NASA engineer and inventor is known for inventing the Super Soaker water gun
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
Formed in 1966, this organization aimed to protect African American neighborhoods from police brutality and established community social programs
What is the Black Panther Party?
This 2016 film, starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe, tells the untold story of Black women mathematicians who worked at NASA during the Space Race
What is Hidden Figures?
The "King of Blues," this guitarist and singer-songwriter's trademark guitar was named "Lucille"
Who is B.B. King?
This 1849 Supreme Court case involved an enslaved African American man who sued for his freedom, leading to a landmark decision that he was not entitled to citizenship
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
She was a pioneering African American chemist who synthesized materials used in chemotherapy for cancer treatment and holds over 130 U.S. patents
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
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This critical early civil rights victory in transportation integration was achieved by organizing the successful 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott from 1955 to 1956
What is Browder v. Gayle?
This groundbreaking 1977 miniseries, based on Alex Haley's novel, chronicles the history of an African American family from slavery to freedom
What is Roots?