Supreme Court Cases
What was the name of the Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
This woman became the first Black Vice President of the United States in 2021.
Kamala Harris
These four letters stand for colleges and universities established primarily to educate Black students before 1964.
HBCUs / Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Fenty Beauty is often praised for influencing other makeup brands to improve representation in this aspect of their products.
Shade Ranges
This 1963 event in Washington, D.C. is where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
In this 1896 case, the Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal” segregation was legal.
Plessy v. Ferguson
In what year did Barack Obama become the first African American President of the United States?
2008/9
How many HBCUs are there?
107
In 1921, this prosperous African American business district in Tulsa, Oklahoma was destroyed in a violent white mob attack.
Black Wall Street
What was the name of the movement during the 1920s and 1930s that celebrated Black art, music and literature, centered in New York City?
The Harlem Renaissance
This 1967 Supreme Court case struck down laws banning interracial marriage.
Loving v. Virginia
This woman was the first Black woman to run for president of the United States, seeking the Democratic Party nomination in 1972.
Shirley Chisholm in 1972
Founded in 1868 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this HBCU is the only public HBCU land-grant institution in the state.
South Carolina State University
This self made millionaire invented a cream to help hair grow back.
Madam C. J. Walker
This violent 1921 attack destroyed a prosperous Black community known as “Black Wall Street” in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Tulsa Race Massacre
This 1883 Supreme Court decision weakened the Civil Rights Act of 1875 by ruling that Congress could not ban racial discrimination by private businesses.
The Civil Rights Cases
This woman became the first Black woman confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
This private HBCU in Atlanta is known for educating civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Morehouse College
Who invented automatic elevator doors
Alexander Miles
What large organization, founded in 1909, is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the U.S.?
The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
This 1964 Supreme Court case strengthened freedom of the press and protected civil rights activists from libel lawsuits filed by public officials.
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
In 1967, he became the first Black Justice appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall
Founded in 1837 as the Institute for Colored Youth, this Pennsylvania school is recognized as the first HBCU in the United States.
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Who invited the Air Conditioning Unit
Frederick M. Jones
Who delivered the famous “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech in 1851?
Sojourner Truth