Musicians
"First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella", were a few of her nicknames
Who was Ella Fitzgerald
He was a primary contributor of the Harlem Renaissance and one of the first to use jazz rhythms in his work
Who was Langston Hughes
Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, it is a private, historically Black women's liberal arts college now know as
What is Spellman?
These sisters dominated the tennis court between 2000 and 2016
Who are Serena and Venus Williams?
His "I Have a Dream" speech is one of the most powerful public speaking displays of all time
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
According to the GWR, his album "Thriller" is know as the world's best selling album
Who was Michael Jackson
Maya Angelou's autobiography written in 1969 is titled this
What is "Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
The name of this HBCU in GA often gets confused for the University at Albany in New York
What is Albany State?
Fredrick Pollard holds the distinction of being one of the first African Americans to both play and coach this pigskin sport
What is football?
Nelson Mandela, who helped to end Apartheid in South Africa, followed the peaceful principles of this activist
Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
Prince's 1984 album spurred a film also released with the same name
What is "Purple Rain"
This Eatonton, GA native became the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and wrote the novel "The Color Purple"
Who is Alice Walker?
Their motto is "Empowering the Possible" with a nickname of Wildcats and colors being blue and gold
Who is Fort Valley State?
Born Cassius Clay, this heavy weight boxer carried the Olympic Torch to light the beginning of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, GA
Who was Muhammad Ali?
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights History Museum is located in this city
What is Atlanta, GA
This blind artist is most noted for singing "Georgia on My Mind"
Who is Ray Charles
He is best know for writing The Autobiography of Malcolm X and the novel "Roots"
Who is Alex Haley
This is the oldest historically black public university in GA and is also known as the "University by the Sea
What is Savannah State University?
An official G.O.A.T., she has won five Olympic medals, 25 world medals, and has four signature gymnastics moves named after her
Who is Simone Biles?
This 381 day peaceful demonstration began when Rosa Parks declined to offer her bus seat to a white passenger is know as this
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
James Brown, known as the "Godfather of Soul" was one of the first ten inducted into this prestigious organization
Phillis Wheatley's book of poems was the first book ever written and this by an African American
What is published?
Paine College is a HBCU in GA located in this town on the boarder of Georgia and South Carolina
What is Augusta?
During the 1936 Berlin Olympics, this track and field star won four gold medals as Adolf Hitler sat in the stadium
Who is Jesse Owens?
What Georgia Representative led the first of three Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. (AKA Bloody Sunday)
Who is John Lewis?