Famous African Americans
Known as the "king of pop"
Michael Jackson
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Rosa Parks
Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared all slaves free?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the first African American president of the United States?
Barack Obama
Who was the first black superhero in mainstream comic books?
Black Panther
This man is the self–proclaimed “greatest boxer of all time” and a social activist.
Muhammad Ali
These were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation until 1965.
Jim Crow Laws
What Supreme Court decision established that public schools should be desegregated?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who is the most decorated African American golf champion?
Tiger Woods
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Beyonce
This African American woman helped 300 slaves escape to freedom.
Harriet Tubman
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Name at least one HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) that was created thanks to the Second Morrill Act of 1890.
Howard University, Spelman College, Xavier University, Morehouse College, Hampton University
Who was the first African American woman, best known for her poetry, to publish a book?
Phillis Wheatley
Who was the first African American to play in the MLB?
Jackie Robinson
What was the name of an escaped slave who published a book and became a famous social reformer, abolitionist, writer, and activist?
Frederick Douglas
What year was the Civil Rights Act enacted?
1964
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which 6-year-old was the first black person to attend an all-white elementary school in the United States?
Ruby Bridges
This movie told the story of three African American women and their role at NASA.
Hidden Figures
Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?
Emmet Till
What amendment to the Constitution banned slavery?
The 13th Amendment
Which Supreme Court case declared a slave was his master's property and African Americans were not citizens?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
What is the name of the two-time Academy Award-winning actor who is best known for his roles in: Fences, Glory, Malcom X, Training Day, Gladiator II, Equalizer, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Denzel Washington