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This woman refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
The first Black man to play Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The name of the 1963 event where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
What is the March on Washington?
What is the name of the author who wrote the poem "Still I Rise"
Who is Maya Angelou?
The name of the Supreme Court case that ended legal segregation in public schools?
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
He was the first Black justice on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
She is the most decorated gymnast in history.
Who is Simone Biles?
The name of the organization that was founded by W.E.B. Du Bois to fight for civil rights.
What is the NAACP?
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is located here.
Where is Washington, D.C.?
She is the first African American woman to serve as Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
Known as “The Greatest,” this boxer won the heavyweight championship three times.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
The name of the campaign to register African American voters in Mississippi in 1964?
What is Freedom Summer?
The name of the site in Memphis where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
What is the Lorraine Motel?
Known as the “Moses” of her people, she led hundreds to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The first Black woman to win a Grand Slam tennis title.
Who is Althea Gibson?
This man co-founded the NAACP and was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?