Civil Rights
This movement was to achieve equal rights for all people regardless of race.
Civil Rights Movement
What is the name of the two HBCU's in Greensboro, NC?
North Carolina A & T (Agricultural and Technical State University) & Bennett College
Frederick Jones
What college did the Greensboro Four attend?
North Carolina A & T University
Who was the first black person in the MLB (Major League Baseball)?
Jackie Robinson
What female refused to get off the bus in Montgomery, Alabama that resulted in the start of the civil rights movement?
Rosa Parks
How many HBCU's are in the United States of America?
107
She was the first African-American author to publish a book.
Phyllis Wheatley
What is the name of the college in Greensboro, NC for black women?
Bennett College
Who was the first black woman to own a TV studio?
Oprah Winfrey
What were the people called who rode the bus in the south to challenge segregation on public transportation?
Freedom Riders
What is the name of the Black National Anthem?
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Who created the 3-way traffic light?
Garret Morgan
Who was the first black mayor in Greensboro, NC?
Yvonne Johnson
Who was the first African-American woman in space?
Mae C. Jemison
Who was the first person to refuse to give up her seat on the bus?
Claudet Covin
Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was an African-American inventor and aerospace engineer?
Lonnie Johnson
What year did the Magnolia House become a member of the Historic Hotels of America?
2022
Who was the first black female Emmy winner?
Cicely Tyson
A 1954 Supreme Court case that ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown V. Board of Education
Lincoln University, located in Pennsylvania
Who synthesized medicine used to treat glaucoma?
Percy Lavon Julian
Name two members of the Greensboro Four.
Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr, & David Richmond
Who was the first African-American actor to win two Academy Awards for acting?
Denzel Washington