Civil Rights & Social Justice
Who was the civil rights leader best known for the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What New York neighborhood was the center of the Harlem Renaissance?
Harlem
Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”?
Aretha Franklin
Who invented the traffic signal?
Garrett Morgan
Which baseball player broke the MLB color barrier?
Jackie Robinson
What 1954 Supreme Court case ended school segregation?
Brown v. Board of Education
Which poet wrote “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”?
Langston Hughes
Which genre originated in the Bronx in the 1970s?
Hip-hop
Who was the first Black woman to travel into space?
Mae Jemison
What sport is Serena Williams famous for?
Tennis
Which activist refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus?
Rosa Parks
What art form was especially popular during the Harlem Renaissance: jazz, rock, or country?
Jazz
What artist released the album Thriller?
Michael Jackson
Which inventor improved the light bulb filament?
Lewis Latimer
Which boxer famously said, “I am the greatest”?
Muhammad Ali
What organization was founded by Brother Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale?
The Black Panther Party
Which writer authored Their Eyes Were Watching God?
Zora Neale Hurston
Which rapper won a Pulitzer Prize for music?
Kendrick Lamar
Who was the first Black president of the United States?
Barack Obama
Who was the first Black head coach to win a Super Bowl?
Tony Dungy
In what year was the Civil Rights Act signed into law?
1964
During which decade did the Harlem Renaissance primarily take place?
The 1920s
What 1990s TV show featured characters named Uncle Phil and Carlton?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
What scientist helped develop blood plasma storage during WWII?
Charles Drew
What Olympic athlete won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Jesse Owens