Black History @ Clemson
When did Clemson become an integrated institution?
1963
How many times did Kobe Bryant win the NBA Championship?
Five
What does the NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
What was the title of SZA’s debut studio album?
CTRL
Who is the director of the Harvey and Lucinda Gantt Multicultural Center?
Rebecca Harkless
What event occurred as a protest against the university’s lack of meaningful integration and the poor treatment of African American students in 1969?
Sikes Sit-In
Which quarterback won the NFL MVP in 2019?
Lamar Jackson
What does CBAC stand for?
Clemson Black Alumni Council
What artist is known as the “queen of jazz”?
Ella Fitzgerald
What author wrote a book on documenting the Black experience at Clemson?
Rhondda Robinson Thomas
What building was supposed to undergo a name change due to its ties with a certain raging racist governor?
Tillman Hall
What sports did the first two black student-athletes at Clemson play?
Track & Field, Basketball
What was the first Black Greek Letter Organization chartered at Clemson University?
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. on April 6th, 1974
Who was at the forefront of the west coast hip-hop and ‘gangsta’ rap movement, using music to address the harsh realities of life in inner-city Black communities.
Ice Cube
Who was the first Black mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, serving two terms?
Harvey Gantt, the first African American student admitted to Clemson University
Which nationally recognized program works to increase the number of Black male teachers in public schools?
Call Me MISTER Program, founded at Clemson in 2000
On which team did Shaquille O’Neill finish his basketball career?
The Boston Celtics
When was the name Council of Diversity Affairs established?
2001
Which hit song became the first single to ever top the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000 solely based on airplay, without being released as a commercial single?
Try Again by Aaliyah
Which prominent Black politician and civil rights leader attended Clemson University before becoming a U.S. Congressman from South Carolina?
James E. Clyburn
What city is the 1974 Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture located in?
Charlotte, NC
Marion Reeves was the first African American to play football at Clemson University in the Fall of 1970 and later went on to play for the Philadelphia Eagles. Which coach did he play under?
Coach Cecil Hootie Ingram
What date is the event featuring traditional Southern and African American cuisine, known as Soul Food Sunday, hosted by the Gantt Center?
February 9th from 4:30 - 6:30pm in the Reeves Recruiting Lounge in Memorial Stadium! CU THEREEE
Which genre of music, shaped by the traditions of spirituals, hymns, and african rhythms, greatly influenced blues and jazz?
Gospel
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Danielle Brown