FREEDOM
1865
What is the year ALL African-Americans were freed?
"...But if we are wise
We know that there's
Always tomorrow..."
What is Lean on Me
Zora Neale Hurston
What is Their Eyes Were Watching God?
44th President of the United States of America
Who is President Barack Obama?
11
What is the number of kids Grandmae had?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the president that signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
"...Let our rejoicing rise
High as the listening skies,
Let it resound loud as the
rolling sea..."
What is Lift Every Voice & Sing - National Black Anthem?
Alice Walker
What is The Color Purple?
Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt from 2200 BC. Was definitely one of the most underrated kings in Africa.
Who was Imhotep?
Bren and Justin
Who is the eldest and youngest grandchild?
Emancipation Proclamation
What is the federal declaration that freed the slaves in America?
"...Oh, freedom, Oh, freedom, Oh freedom over me. And before I'd be a slave I'd be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free..."
Oh Freedom! The Golden Gospel Singers.
King of South Africa, 1818 to 1828. He was one of the most popular African kings
Who was King Zulu?
Location of family gatherings
What is 97 Love Lane?
Also acceptable - the corner of Love Lane & Eastford Street
September 22, 1862
What is the year that the emancipation proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln?
"...But please don’t cry, dry your eyes, never let up
Forgive but don’t forget, girl keep your head up..."
Who is Tupac?
Maya Angelou
What is I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings?
The Queen of Sheba (BC 960)
Candace
Who is Makeda?
Who is the empress of Ethiopia (332 BC)?
The names in the age order of Grandmae's children?
Who is Paul, Margaret, Trisha, Shirley, John, Flora, James, Cynthia, Genie, Charles, and Diane?
Thirteenth Amendment
What is the Thirteenth Amendment (1865) to the Constitution of the United States of America that formally abolished slavery?
"...Sky is the limit and you know that you keep on,
Just keep on pressin on.
Sky is the limit and you know that you can have
what you want, be what you want..."
Who is Biggie?
Lorraine Hansberry
What is A Raisin In The Sun?
Queen of Hip Hop
Sampson Parker