Round 1
I was an American born, French dancer and singer during the 1920s. I devoted much my life to fighting racism. During WWII, I worked as a French agent smuggling messages hidden in my sheet music and underwear. For my efforts, I was awarded two of France’s highest military honors: the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honour with the rosette of the Resistance. Who am I?
Josephine Baker
What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961
CORE-Congress of Racial Equality
This organization was the principal channel of student commitment in the United States to the civil rights movement during the 1960s. Emerging in 1960 from the student-led sit-ins at segregated lunch counters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Nashville, Tennessee, the Committee sought to coordinate and assist direct-action challenges to the civic segregation and political exclusion of Black Americans. Name this organization
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
In 1970 I became the first black person to direct a movie for a major Hollywood studio,
who am I?
Gordon Parks
From the 1910s to the 1970s, this event saw approximately 6MIL Black people move from the American South to Northern, Midwestern and Western States. What was this event called?
The Great Migration
Founded in 1958 by a small group of black modern dancers, this dance company has revolutionized modern dance and celebrates the Black American experience. In 2008, this company received U.S. Congressional designation as a “vital American cultural ambassador to the world.” It’s repertory includes the beloved classic, “Revelations.” Name this dance company.
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
I was an American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. After W.E.B Du Bois, I was the second African-American to receive a doctorate from Harvard. I am known as the “Father of Black History.” Who am I ?
Dr. Carter G. Woodson
In 1965, this event was held to protest racist policies that were put in place to prevent Black people from voting. Name this event.
Selma To Montgomery
She is an American pioneer of the American Civil Rights Movement. On, March 2, 1955, she was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, AL for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus. She was the first to do so. Who is she?
Claudette Colvin
I was a nurse and midwife who successfully sued Massachusetts for my freedom in 1781, becoming the first African-American enslaved woman to win a freedom suit in the state. My suit helped lead to the permanent abolition of slavery in Massachusetts altogether.
Elizabeth Freeman
Who organized the Million Man March on October 16,1995?
Louis Farrakhan
was a Black woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line, and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. An immortalized cell line reproduces indefinitely under specific conditions. Her cells continue to be a source of invaluable medical data to the present day. Who is she?
Henrietta Lacks