Strange Fruit
Black Girl Magic
Fight The Power
Lights, Camera, Action
I'll Take You There
100
This state had one of the most highest hanging rates during the civil rights movement. One of the most infamous incidents being that of the young Emmet Till.
What is Mississippi
100
I was a famous actress/singer/dancer was known for my role of playing Carmen Jones. It was also said that Marilyn Monroe admired and often imitated my classy style.
Who is Dorothy Dandridge
100
This organization was founded on Feb 12, 1909 in hopes to remove barriers of racial discrimination and be a voice for the civil rights of African Americans.
What is the NAACP
100
This movie depicts the lives of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who worked for NASA and were the brains of getting astronaut John Glenn into space.
What is Hidden Figures
100
Established on January 12, 1959, this site was a highly successful Black-owned record label company that produced artists such as the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, and Dianna Ross.
What is Motown Records
200
In the state of Louisiana, this group of six African American students were arrested and tried after a fight broke out with a white student for placing nooses in a tree at their school.
What is the Jena 6
200
I am a physician, engineer, and NASA astronaut. In fact I was the first African American Woman to travel into space.
Who is Dr. Mae Jeminson
200
I was a black political activist, speaker, and muslim minister who believed that blacks should be paid reparations for the unpaid labor of their ancestors during slavery. I was later killed by my brothers of the Islamic Nation.
Who is Malcolm X
200
This film narrates the story of Nat Turner and the slave revolt of 1831. It was directed and starred by actor Nate Parker.
What is The Birth of a Nation
200
This memorial site opened on October 16, 2011 in Washington D.C. and honors the legacy of one of the most famous civil rights leaders as well as the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice.
What is the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
300
On March 25, 1871 newly freed slaves from this state wrote congress asking for protection from the KKK due to the rise of inhumane death tolls which included beatings, shootings, hangings, tarring and feathering. (What a place to call home)
What is Kentucky
300
I invented one of the most famous trends in hair history, and the process of sewing it into the hair.
Who is Christina Jenkins
300
This group was created by Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Cullors in response to the Trayvon Martin case and the outrage of violence and systemic racism toward black people.
What is Black Lives Matter
300
This film tells the story of the epic march known as "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama led by current Sen. John Lewis. It also shows the tragic death of protestor Jimmy Lee Jackson which aided in the cause of the march.
What is Selma
300
Located in Memphis, Tennessee this museum pays homeage to "Soulsville U.S.A." where artists like Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, The Delfonics, and Isaac Hayes.
What is the Stax Museum
400
In May of 1916, this 17 year old black man in Waco, Texas was captured after being accused of killing Lucy Fryer. He was dragged down the street while being brutally stabbed and beaten by a mob. His body was then covered in oil where he was hung from a utility pole over a pit of fire.
Who is Jesse Washington
400
I was the first African American woman noted to gain my bachelor's degree. I obtained it from Oberlin College back in 1862.
Who is Mary Jane Patterson
400
This political group was created in Oakland, California by Dr. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in October of 1966. They were created to protect African American neighborhoods and created programs such as such as education, tuberculosis testing, legal aid, transportation assistance, ambulance service, the manufacture and distribution of free shoes to poor people, free breakfast programs for children and WIC.
What is the Black Panther Party
400
This film tells the story of interracial couple Richard and Mildred Loving whose case vs the state of Virginia in the Supreme Court of 1967, ruled the ban on interracial marriages unconstitutional.
What is Loving
400
Located in Augusta, GA this place is said to be the oldest black church in America, founded in 1777 under the pastorship of Rev. Jesse Peters Galphin. This church also hosted the start of the historical Morehouse College, then known as Augusta Baptist Institute, in their basement.
What is Springfield Baptist Church
500
This woman was murdered for objecting to her husband's unjust death in Georgia of 1918. She was tied by her ankles and hung upside down from a tree where her body was burned and her unborn baby cut out of her stomach. While being tortured, she watched helplessly as her baby was stomped to death in front of her.
Who is Mary Turner
500
Though the credit has been given to Mrs. Rosa Parks, I was actually the first to defy bus segregation and be arrested for it at the young age of 15 (literally 9 months before her famous arrest).
Who is Claudette Colvin
500
This NAACP couple was killed on Christmas day back in 1955 by a bomb that was placed directly under their bedroom. Though their death spurred many rallies and letters to government officials, no one was ever charged for their murder.
Who are Harry and Harriette Moore
500
Directed by John Singleton, this film, starring Ving Rhames, dramatizes the horrific lynch mob attack of 1923 on an African American community in Florida.
What is Rosewood
500
This place in Kentucky, was founded in 1887 and served as the focus of civil rights activity for nearly a century
What is Lincoln Hall of Berea College
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