Artists
Trailblazers/Inventors
Founders
A More Perfect Union
Troublemakers
100
This leader created this painting depicting multiple progressions—from slavery to freedom, and from the agrarian or sharecropper labor of the South to the industrial labor of the North—along with the triumph of freedom over racism and subjugation
A. Aaron Douglass
B. Claude McKay
C. James Vanderzee
D. Pablo Picasso
Who is Aaron Douglass?
100
As one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, this pilot was the first winner of the top gun competition showcasing skills and accuracy in the air.
A. Col. James H. Harvey III
B. Col. Samuel Lewis
C. Col. Fred Thompson
D. Col. Jason Derulo
A. Col. James H. Harvey III
100
Though controversial for his views on racial separatism, this leader was the founder and first President General of the Universal Negro improvement Association and African communities league through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa
A. Haile Selassie
B. Marcus Garvey
C. James Joyce
D. Anthony Hopkins
Who is Marcus Garvey?
100
This person organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first successful African-American-led labor union. One of the most influential political strategists of the 20th Century.
A. Heinz Ward
B. Carl Winslow
C. A Philip Randolph
D. John Jameson
Who is A Philip Randolph?
100
This civil rights activist and politician is known for leading the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC). He also Participated in the Freedom Rides in Nashville Sit-ins and later served in the house of representatives for 34 years. Always one to start "good trouble."
A. Gary Grason
B. John Lewis
C. Jacob Riis
D. Jonathon James
Who is John Lewis?
200
This American Singer and Pianist created the original song heard hear by the Fugees
A. Beyonce
B. Roberta Flack
C. Prince
D. Mahalia Jackson
Who is Roberta Flack?
200
This poet was a major leader in the Harlem Renaissance writing 16 collections of poems, 12 novels, and many nonfiction works, he was an embodiment of a Negro speaking rivers.
A. Walt Whitman
B. Maya Angelou
C. Langston Hughes
D. Robert Frost
Who is Langston Hughes?
200
This leader was one of the most prominent intellectuals of the 1900s as the first black person to earn a PHD from Harvard. He also wrote one of the first sociological texts, Souls of Black Folk.
A. W.E.B. Dubois
B. Granville T. Woods
C. Booker T. Washington
D. Fred Johnson
Who is W.E.B. Dubois?
200
This person was a political activist and leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. He was the principal organizer of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
A. Bayard Rustin
B. Carl Thomas
C. Freddie Gibbs
D. Edward Franklin
Who is Bayard Rustin?
200
This New Jersey Native organized a walkout to protest a lack of proper safety protocols around COVID-19 exposures at the Staten Island warehouse he worked at, Amazon JFK8. He was terminated the same day for what the company stated was violating the company's social distancing policies during a required, paid quarantine. The Union he would organize is known as a "historic victory for workers."
A. Chris Smalls
B. Danny Thompson
C. Kyle Kuzma
D. Frank Figueroa
Who is Chris Smalls?
300
Nicknamed "Satchmo," this world class Jazz Trumpeter spoke out against school segregation.
A. Tom Scott
B. Jimmy Hendrix
C. Louis Armstrong
D. James Brown
Who is Louis Armstrong?
300
This person was a self-taught American Inventor responsible for the third rail system, which powers trains/subways like NYC
A. Otis Boykin
B. Granville Tailer Woods
C. Alexander Graham Bell
D. Patricia Bath
Who is Granville Tailer Woods?
300
This Person is the founder of the National Domestic Worker's Union of America and worked to fight for women's rights and bringing segregation to an end. Far way to come from being a domestic worker at nine years old.
A. Dorothy Bolden
B. David Smith
C. Kyle Anderson
D. Frank Castle
Who is Dorothy Bolden?
300
This person is the former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association. Also, the first woman to head a major professional sports union in North America.
A. Molly Querim
B. Melissa Harris Perry
C. Michele A. Roberts
D. Amy Winehouse
Who is Michele A. Roberts?
300
This Lawyer, civil rights advocate and first black supreme court justice, argued the Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education that outlawed segregation in public schools.
A. Paul Robeson
B. Colleen Jones
C. Thurgood Marshall
D. Stanly Tucci
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
400
Born in North Carolina with the original name Edward, this leader in the Harlem Renaissance was a Wizard on the Piano performing hits like "Take the A Train."
A. Ahmad Jamal
B. Alicia Keys
C. Beethoven
D. Duke Ellington
Who is Duke Ellington?
400
This person was an American inventor and patent draftsmen. His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for electric light bulbs, and an improved toilet system for railroad cars.
A. Lewis Latimer
B. Thomas Edison
C. Albert Einstein
D. Nikola Tesla
Who is Lewis Howard Latimer?
400
As a child of sharecroppers, this leader grew up picking cotton. Even with little formal education, In 1964, their national reputation soared for co-founding the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), which challenged the local Democratic Party’s efforts to block Black participation.
A. Stacey Dash
B. Marian Williamson
C. Fannie Lou Hamer
D. James Franco
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?
400
This person is known for their work fighting for a "living wage" and advocacy for minority involvement in the labor movement and workforce advancement. Organized a diverse labor union of workers from 84 different countries.
A. Tracy Morgan
B. Hattie Canty
C. Christina Johnson
D. Francis Drake
Who is Hattie Canty?
400
This Quarterback's career came to a screeching halt for a political stance on a football field. Using his notoriety to bring awareness to police brutality against African Americans, this act of taking a knee during a national anthem didn't run the clock out on racism.
A. Billy Cundiff
B. Jalen Hurts
C. Dan Marino
D. Colin Kaepernick
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
500
This Columbia graduate created numerous short stories and novels during the Harlem Renaissance. Their work took the literary scene by storm; like their most famous work, one could say of their readership, "Their Eyes Were Watching God."
A. Langston Hughes
B. J.K. Rowling
C. Zora Neale Hurston
D. Alice Walker
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
500
This person worked to establish programs to fight to end segregated education, improve healthcare for Black children and help women use the ballot to advance equality.
A. Jacob Riis
B. Caris Levert
C. Frederick Douglass
D. Mary Mcleod Bethune
Who is Mary Mcleod Bethune?
500
An American investigative journalist, sociologist in early leader in the civil rights movement. Fought against lynching and for women's suffrage. One of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP).
A. Lewis James
B. Ida B. Wells
C. John Adams
D. Gertrude Stein
Who is Ida B. Wells - Barnett?
500
Born in Jamaica, this writer would become prominent during the Harlem Renaissance. After attending political meetings in Harlem, he would engage in activism and publish works that gave voice to the experience of black immigrants.
A. John Nash
B. W.E.B. Dubois
C. Claude McKay
D. Brandon Smith
Who is Claude McKay?
500
This fair-skinned leader was able to pass as white allowing him to infiltrate the KKK, a white supremacist group, and document their activities, providing irrefutable evidence of their crimes against humanity.
A. Benjamin Button
B. Chris Stokes
C. Franklin Robinson
D. Walter Francis White
Who is Walter Francis White?
