NAACP History
This organization was founded in 1909 to fight racial discrimination
What is the NAACP
He delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This 1955 bus boycott took place in Alabama.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
HBCU stands for this.
What is Historically Black Colleges and Universities
She became the first Black woman to win Album of the Year at the Grammys.
Who is Lauryn Hill
W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the founding members and served as editor of this NAACP publication.
What is The Crisis
She was a journalist, anti-lynching activist, and early civil rights leader.
Who is Ida B. Wells
The Civil Rights Act was signed into law in this year.
What is 1964
Bethune-Cookman University was founded by this woman
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune
This film became the highest-grossing Black superhero movie of all time.
What is Black Panther
This legal organization, once led by Thurgood Marshall, helped dismantle segregation.
What is the NAACP Legal Defense Fund?
The first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson
Students staged sit-ins at this lunch counter chain in 1960.
What is Woolworth’s
This notable HBCU alumna served as vice president and ran for president in 170 days
Who is Kamala Harris
He was the first Black man to win Best Actor at the Oscars.
Who is Sidney Poitier
The NAACP played a major role in this Supreme Court case that ended school segregation.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This Black Panther Party leader was assassinated in 1969 at age 21
Who is Fred Hampton?
This march took place in 1963 and focused on jobs and freedom.
What is the March on Washington?
How many fraternities and sororities were founded at "The Mecca," aka Howard University
What is Five (Alpha Kappa Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, and Zeta Phi Beta)
This Black woman was the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This current NAACP initiative focuses on protecting voting rights and civic engagement.
What is Vote Smart / Civic Engagement initiatives?
He became the first Black president of the United States in 2008.
Who is Barack Obama
This amendment outlawed poll taxes in federal elections.
What is the 24th Amendment
This federal act of 1965 helped expand funding for HBCUs.
What is the Higher Education Act
This TV show centered on a Black upper-middle-class family in the 1980s.
What is The Cosby Show