Many Rivers to Cross Episode 1: The Black Atlantic (1500-1800)
Malcolm X
Influential African American Musicians
Historically Influential African Americans
100
Death was so frequent on slave ships (nearly 1 out of 5 Africans) that this animal often followed the ships.
What are sharks?
100
Malcolm went to prison for this crime in 1946.
What is burglary? (also potentially miscegenation)
100
Who is Beyonce?
100
Who is Malcolm X?
200
The journey enslaved people were forced to take from Africa to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean was nicknamed this.
What is the Middle Passage?
200
Malcolm's father Earl was tragically killed this way in 1931.
Tied up and put on the tracks in front of a Lansing streetcar. (Most likely by the KKK-like hate group, the Black Legion)
200
Who is Stevie Wonder?
200
Double points if you can name the guy on the floor.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
(Who is Sonny Liston?)
300
Slaves often escaped the South by making it to the Spanish controlled territory of this current U.S. State.
What is Florida?
300
While in prison, Malcolm is converted to this religious organization.
What is the Nation of Islam?
300
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
300
Who is Serena Williams?
400
Over 40% of all slaves entered the United States through this city.
What is Charleston, South Carolina?
400
The movie makes mention of this American professional baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's (MLB) color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
400
Who is Prince?
400
Who is Barack Obama?
500
In the wake of the rebellion, South Carolina imposed harsh new slave laws including banning this instrument that is a staple of African music.
What are drums?
500
While in prison, in an attempt of self-education, Malcolm copied this entire book by hand in order to learn new words and their definitions.
What is the Dictionary?
500
Who is Lauryn Hill?
500
Who is Harriet Tubman?