Gary History
This was the year that Gary, Indiana was founded.
What is 1906?
Motown Records was founded in this major US city by Berry Gordy, Jr.
What is Detroit?
This Gary native was drafted in the NBA during the 2019 NBA draft.
Who is Darius Garland?
This famous music family came out of Gary.
Who is the Jackson family?
This was the first historically black college in the United States.
What is Cheyney University?
The 1972 National Black Political Convention was held at this Gary high school.
What is West Side?
This set of laws, dating as early as Reconstruction in the late 19th century, allowed segregation to be legal in the south.
What is Jim Crow?
Gary Native Ernest Lee Thomas is known for playing this character in Everyone Hates Chris.
Who is Mr. Omar?
He performed the first successful open-heart surgery in 1893.
Who is Daniel Hale Williams?
This was Maya Angelou's birth name.
Who is Marguerite Johnson?
Before he started his own organization, The Organization of Afro-American Unity, Malcolm X belonged to this organization.
What is Nation of Islam?
This Gary native was the first African American women to graduate from IU School of Medicine.
Who is Deborah McCullough?
This popular 90's sitcom featured a predominantly Black American cast and was set in Chicago.
What is Family Matters?
On April 15, 1947 this man became the first African American to play major league baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Who is Stevie Wonder?
She was the Black American civil rights activist who organized the Little Rock Nine in 1957, who integrated Little Rock Central High School.
Who is Daisy Bates?
She was the first Black female elected mayor in the state of Indiana.
Who is Mayor Karen Freeman?
This famed abolitionist and writer was born into slavery in Maryland.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Most well-known for his role as Black Panther, this actor also starred in biographical films about James Brown, Jackie Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
In this war the Tuskegee Airmen were involved in the first flying squadron for African American fighter pilots.
What is World War II?
She is often referred to as the "Queen of Soul" and is known for hits like Respect and Natural Woman.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This movement was founded in 2013 by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullers, and Opal Tometi following the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's killer.
What is The Black Lives Matter Movement?
This US Congresswoman from Gary introduced the legislation leading to the designation of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. as a Federal Holiday.
Who is the Honorable Katie Hall?
It was during this year and this city where the Rodney King Riot took place.
What is Los Angeles in 1991?
Even though she contracted polio as a child, this did not stop her from winning 3 gold medals in track at the 1960 Olympics.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
This Gary native is recognized as the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time".
Who is Michael Jackson?
She was Black Mathematician and NASA Scientist portrayed in the film Hidden Figures.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
She was the first Black woman elected to Congress is 1968, serving seven terms from 1969 to 1983.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This landmark Supreme Court case ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education?
She became the first Black multibillionaire as she flourished in her career as an actress, philanthropist, and daytime TV talk show host.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Established on October 3, 1949 in Atlanta, Georgia, it is credited as the first radio station owned and programmed by African Americans.
What is WERD?
This musical genre, often associated with New Orleans, blends African, European, and Caribbean influences and is known for its bass bands.
What is jazz?
Who is James Brown?
What is Original Gangstas?
The Chicago Freedom Movement took place in this year.
What is 1965?
This slugger broke Babe Ruth's Home Run record.
Who is Hank Aaron?
She was the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and was known for her soulful singing voice.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
This influential Black American chemist made significant contributions to the understanding of chemical bonding and molecular structure.
Who is Elmo Brady?
He was the first black American Supreme Court Justice that was appointed in 1967.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This was the year was the peaceful march on Washington for jobs and freedom was held.
What is 1963?
Halle Berry made history for becoming the first Black American to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in this movie.
What is Monster's Ball?
She became the first major-party Black candidate for President of the United States in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This style of music originated in Black American communities in the southern United States and combines elements of spirituals, work songs and the blues.
What is gospel music?
This rapper released the iconic album Illmatic in 1994, often considered one of he greatest hip-hop albums of all time.
Who is Nas?
The first African American elected mayor of a major US city.
Who is Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher?
The Black Panther Party was founded in the city.
What is Oakland, California?
She was nicknamed Flash while running track.
Who is Meredith Gourdine?
Jimi Hendrix was founding member and lead guitarist for this band.
What is The Jimi Hendrix Experience?
This Black American educator, author and orator founded Tuskegee Institute.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This American President won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his efforts in international diplomacy and cooperation.
Who is President Barrack Obama?
This Black civil rights leader and educator served as the first president of the NAACP.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This 1970's Black American actress became the first Black woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Who is Isabel Sanford?
She became the first Black American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of State in 2001.
Who is Condoleeza Rice?
Whos is Nina Simone?
He is often referred to as the Father of the Blues and was a key figure in development of this musical genre.
Who is W.C. Handy?
During the 1950's many African Americans moved to Gary as part of this.
What is the Great Migration?
Ralph Bunche, the First African American to be a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 was originally from this city.
What is Detroit?
As a former player on the Boston Celtics, he hold the record for the most NBA championships won, with 11 in total.
Who is Bill Russell?
After winning two Grammy's with his part DJ "Jazzy" Jeff, he began his acting career in 1990 starring on the hit sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Who is Will Smith?
The critically-acclaimed film The Great Debaters, starring Denzel Washing was centered around the HBC.
What is Wiley College?
Born Yvette Marie Stevens, this famed vocalist known as the Queen of Funk was a very active member of the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party.
Who is Chaka Khan?
He was the iconic civil rights leader known for his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This actress who currently stars as Rainbow Johnson on TV's Black-ish is also the daughter of a famous Motown Records singer.
Who is Tracee Ellis Ross?
What is to end segregation in public places and ban employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin?
This Black American woman is celebrated as a pioneering electric blues guitarist and singer, known for her powerful voice and emotive guitar playing?
Who is Sister Rosetta Tharpe?
This term is commonly used to describe the fusion of rhythm and blues and gospel music, leading to the birth of rock and roll.
What is rhythm and blues or R&B?
This man was the first Black player chosen in NFL draft history.
Who is George Taliaferro?
He founded the city of Chicago, Illinois is 1893.
Who is Jean Baptiste Point du Sable?
Who is Lonnie G. Johnson?
This Civil Rights Movement activist, known for her powerful singing voice, was also called the "Queen of Gospel".
Who is Mahalia Jackson?
He was the first Black American to enroll at the University of Mississippi, breaking the color barrier in higher education in the state.
Who is James Meredith?
He was the founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), a key organization in the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
What is 1955?
Originally from Harlem, New York, this rap artist was also an accomplished actor, starring in predominantly Black-casted films including Poetic Justice and Juice.
Who is Tupac Shakur?
This was the primary aim of the Black Panther Party.
This was the name of the famous slave narrative that Frederick Douglass authored.
What is Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave?
This musical genre is known for its call-and-response style and expressive storytelling, and it evolved from Black American work songs and spirituals.
What is soul music?
This Gary Roosevelt Panther was the 1st African American captain to lead a Star Trek television series.
Who is Avery Brooks?
Born on November 9, 1731 he is credited with surveying the borders of the land that is currently known as nation's capital, the District of Columbia.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. is the birth name of this NBA player.
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
This style of music from the early 1900's featured intricate guitar picking and storytelling lyrics, and became a cornerstone of the blues genre.
What is Delta Blues?
This groundbreaking television miniseries, based on Alex Haley's book, traced the journey of a Black American family from slavery to the 20th century.
What is Roots?
This landmark piece of civil rights legislation, signed into law in 1965, aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for Black Americans.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This civil rights activist and wife of Medgar Evers worked tirelessly for racial equality and justice.
Who is Myrlie Evers?
Beginning his career as a cast member of Nickelodeon's All That in the late 90's, he has hosted many variety shows on several different networks including America's Got Talent and Wild 'N Out.
Who is Nick Cannon?
This music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970's.
What is hip-hop?
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
Who is Public Enemy?
What is December 2012.
This dance style and music genre, originating in Harlem, New York in the 1920's was associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
What is swing and jazz?
He was the first African American to win National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing NASCAR.
Who is Bubba Wallace?
Who is Marvin Gaye?
He was the first Black American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics and made notable contributions to differential equations and mathematical analysis.
Who is Elbert F. Cox?
This event in 1968 resulted in nationwide protest and is often seen as the turning point in the Civil Rights Movement.
What is the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?
This was the main goal of the Freedom Riders during the civil rights movement.
What is to challenge segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals?
He became the first Black American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Lilies of the Field in 1963.
Who is Sidney Poitier?
She was the first Black American to publish a book in the United States, a collection of poetry titled Poems on Various Subjects, Religion and Moral in 1773.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
This novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe depicted the harsh realities of slavery and became one of the most influential anti-slavery works in the the 19th century?
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
This was the name of the famous slave narrative that Frederick Douglass authored.
What is Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave?
This was the result of the Emerson School Strike in 1927.
What is 18 Black high school students transferring to Emerson School.
Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech took place here.
What is the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC?
What is Cassius Marcellus Clay?
This Black American actress and singer starred in the classic Carmen Jones and won a Tony Award for Porgy and Bess.
Who is Dorothy Dandridge?
This Black American inventor and agricultural chemist developed innovative methods for crop rotation and soil conservation known as the "Carver System".
This enslaved Black American sued for his freedom in the Virginia courts and lost in the infamous 1783 case, establishing the principle that once a person was enslaved, they remained so for life.
Who is Dred Scott?
This Black American psychologist is best known for his research on implicit racial bias in IQ testing.
Who is Herman George Canady?
She was the first Black American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, earning the honor for her role in Ghost in 1990.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
Who is Elizabeth Freeman, also known as Mum Bett?
This Black American orator and writer rose to prominence through his fiery speeches advocating for immediate emancipation of enslaved people.
This prominent Black American abolitionist and women's right advocate gave the Ain't I a Woman? speech in 1851.
Who is Sojourner Truth?