Beyonce'
Who played the role of Celie in the movie version of Alice Walker’s best-selling book, The Color Purple?
Whoopi Goldberg
What city located in the Mississippi Delta has a blend of French, Spanish, Creole, African and English cultures?
New Orleans
What New York City neighborhood was known as the “Negro capital of the world”?
Harlem
What type of music was made famous by Bob Marley?
Originally dubbed Tamla Records in 1959, what highly successful record company did Berry Gordy, Jr. incorporate in 1960?
Motown Records
Who was the most famous of the black cowboys doing Rodeo in the 1880s?
Nat Love
Who is known as the “Father of Black History” who launched Negro History Week in 1926; which later expanded and is celebrated today as Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
The word “carpetbagger” was first used during the aftermath of what war?
Civil War
Who was the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association?
Marcus Garvey
A 50-cent memorial coin was introduced in 1946 that honored what famous Black American?
Booker T. Washington
How old was Martin Luther King, Jr., when he was assassinated?
39
What was the campaign in the South to register black people to vote during the summer of 1964 called?
Freedom Summer
What was the name of the popular male group that Dionne Warwick recorded the song Then Came You which went gold?
The Spinners
What was the name given to the group of black and white volunteers who in 1961 traveled together in the South to test the desegregation of buses and restaurants?
Freedom Riders
What was the name of the ship that enslaved Africans seized control of before it reached Cuba?
Amistad
What was the name of the music and dance television show hosted by Marilyn McCoo?
Solid Gold
Who played the role of the Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wiz?
Michael Jackson
Who was the spiritual leader of the Nation of Islam from 1934 to 1975?
Elijah Muhammad
In 1990, Jesse Jackson negotiated the release of 300 hostages held in what country?
Iraq
Who was the first Black American master of ceremonies of a nationally televised show?
Nipsey Russell
What was the name given to the late nineteenth century system of laws that enforced racial discrimination in the United States?
Jim Crow
How many trips did Harriet Tubman make to the South to rescue Black slaves?
19
Who was recognized as the “First Lady of Civil Rights”?
Fannie Lou Hamer
What term describes the turbulent period of time marked by twenty-five race riots that began in the summer of 1919 and lasted until the end of the year?
Red Summer
How many books did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. write?
5