Black Political Icons
Where did Martin Luther King deliver his famous “I Have a Dream” speech?
What is Washington, D.C.?
What is the NAACP?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Who was the first African American President? What is the name of his dog?
Who became a self-made millionaire philanthropist after creating a hair product sold house-to-house, and later held what may be the first national meeting of businesswomen in the U.S. in 1917?
Madam CJ Walker
What state (or region) did jazz first emerge?
Who is the author of "The New Jim Crow"?
Who is Michelle Alexander?
Who is the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Who is Maya Angelou?
What Supreme Court case defined “separate but equal”?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
In May 1851 she gave her most famous speech Ain't I a Woman? to a women's rights convention in Akron
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Who is the fastest man in the world?
Who is Usain Bolt?
What Black political icon was once opposed to integration?
Malcolm X
What was the original name for Black History Month? (Hint: it wasn’t a month long)
What is Negro History Week?
What Supreme case overturned “separate but equal?”
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Who helped black artists and disadvantaged children while winning 13 Grammys and being honored as the "First Lady of Song"?
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
Who is the author of “If Beale Street Could Talk”?
Who is James Baldwin?
Who was the first Black person on the Supreme Court?
Who was the first Black woman to go to space?
She was the first black Congresswoman, beginning in 1968; and was the first black woman to run for President.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
He formed his famous New York dance theater company in 1958 with a troupe of only 8 dancers
Who is Alvin Ailey?
What is the Black National Anthem?
What is "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
Which Black female political icon was a member of the Communist Party?
Angela Davis
What is the name of the Black woman whose cells were exploited leading to significant discoveries in medical research?
What group led the Freedom Rides in the 1960s?
What is the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)?
What female athlete is considered “the fastest woman of all time” and set the record for the 100 and 200 meters in 1988?
Delorez Florence "Flo-Jo" Griffith Joyner
What are the colors of the Pan-African flag?