People
Who was the teenage boy found dead in Mississippi from Chicago?
Emmitt Till
What baseball team was first to integrate?
The Brooklyn Dodgers
What does ABC stand for?
American Bowling Congress
In what year was the Women’s International Congress’s “Caucasian only clause” lifted?
1950
Who was the athlete of the year in Europe
Wilma Rudolph
What baseball team was the last to integrate?
Boston Red Sox
What does the AAU stand for?
The Amateur Athletic Union
When were the London Olympics?
July 29, 1948
Who was the top black women's tennis player and a symbol of hope for the middle class black community
Althea Gibson
What was the last football team to integrate?
Washington Redskins
What does the NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancements of Colored People
When was Jackie Robinson signed?
October 23, 1945
What is double victory?
Fighting with the passion for their country in war and equal rights
Who was the first black Yale football captain?
Levi Jackson
How many years did the economic boycott of the baseball teams, the Pelicans, last?
3
What committee was formed within the NAACP under the legal defense fund
National Defense Fund
When was Brown v. Board of Education decided?
May 17, 1954
Who organized the Beverly Hills NAACP?
Maggie Hathaway
What caused the boycott of the baseball team the Pelicans?
They dropped five of their black players without warning or proper reasoning.
What led to the demise of the NBA (National Bowling Association)?
Players started joining ABC and stopped paying their dues to the NBA
When was Emmett Till killed?
August 28, 1955