Music
This genre topped the Rock genre off the charts for the first time in the 1990's.
What is Hip Hop?
A set of laws that enforced segregation
What are Jim Crow laws?
The first black president of South Africa to receive a Nobel Peace Prize
Who is Nelson Mandela?
A common hairstyle that is now seen as either a symbol of protest or just to embrace the natural hair
What is the afro?
This man was the first black president on the United States
Barack Obama?
This man is a famous black pianist who is currently alive
Who is Stevie Wonder?
What Amendment Abolished Slavery
What is the 13 amendment?
A very famous abolitionist and orator who escaped slavery
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
Many slaves were taken from this general area during the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Where is Central or West Africa?
The amount of countries in Africa
What is 54?
This man changed the music industry and after his death, sparked controversy that he is still alive and living in Cuba
Who is Tupac Shakur?
This was the result of Brown V. Board of Education
What is Civil Rights Act of 1964
"What ever Happen's to a Dream Deferred" is the beginning of a famous poem by?
Who is Langston Hughes?
The purpose of the cornrow hairstyle during slavery
What is to map out the escape routes?
The most well known civil rights organization that formed in 1909
What is the National Association for the Advancement for Colored People (NAACP)?
A popular Jazz Musician, who played the trumpet. His nickname was Satchmo.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This case dealt with the segregation of train seats and had a famous doctrine that states "Separate but equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
An American civil rights activist, historian, and Pan-Africanist who was also one of the founders of NAACP.
Who is W. E. B. Du Bois?
A colorful garment that is worn by men and women mostly in West Africa
What is a Dashiki?
An African American revolutionary party formed in Oakland, CA in 1966.
What is the Black Panther Party?
First meant to bring the students from HBCU's together for spring break, this is now seen as a festival where students from HBCU's come together and party.
What is Friknik?
Famous for his revolt
Born into slavery, She escaped her slave's land with her infant daughter. she became a well-known women's activist and abolitionist
Who is Sojourner Truth?
This tribe is known for their cultural impact and their popularity
Who are the Maasai Tribe of Tanzania?
This lady was one of the first black students allowed in desegregated schools down south.
Who is Ruby Bridges?