Was That Us
The traffic light upgrade that saved lives.
YES. Garrett Morgan.
The first person killed in the American Revolution was a Black man.
FACT. Crispus Attucks.
Baltimore-born Supreme Court Justice who argued Brown v. Board.
Thurgood Marshall
Each one, teach one.
Responsibility to pass knowledge forward.
What city was known as Black Wall Street?
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The super soaker.
YES. Lonnie Johnson.
Black Wall Street only had a few businesses.
CAP. Over 1,000 homes and hundreds of businesses.
Young girl who integrated an all-white school in New Orleans.
Ruby Bridges.
A closed mouth don’t get fed.
Advocate for yourself.
What was the name of the elite Black WWII pilots?
Tuskegee Airmen.
The home security system.
YES. Marie Van Brittan Brown.
Madam C.J. Walker was America’s first self-made female millionaire.
FACT.
Newspaper editor who fought against lynching.
Ida B. Wells.
We come this far by faith.
Perseverance through struggle.
What HBCU was founded in Baltimore in 1867?
Morgan State.
Peanut butter.
NO (but George Washington Carver improved agricultural uses of peanuts).
Rosa Parks was just tired that day.
CAP. She was trained and intentional.
Founded the Tuskegee Institute.
Booker T. Washington.
“It’s not about how you start, it’s how you finish.”
Endurance matters.
What movement included freedom rides and sit-ins?
Civil Rights Movement.
The carbon filament for long-lasting light bulbs.
YES. Lewis Latimer.
There were Black cowboys in the Wild West.
FACT. Around 1 in 4.
Led the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Martin Luther King Jr.
“Lift as you climb.”
Succeed and help others succeed.
What act protected voting rights in 1965?
Voting Rights Act.