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100

This figure’s resistance to move to the back of the bus led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Who is Harriet Tubman?

100

Wrote All Eyez on Me.

Who is Tupac?

100

This court case ended legal segregation in public schools.

What is Brown VS Board of Education?

100

This actor has starred in over 100 films, including Shawshank Redemption, Now You See Me, and Million Dollar Baby.

Who is Morgan Freeman?

100

The year the emancipation Proclamation was issued.

What is 1863?

200

This historical figure led the enslaved to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Who is Harriet Tubman?

200

This group's #1 hit was I Want You Back.

Who is Jackson 5?

200

The first Black Student Union was established here.

What is San Francisco State University?

200

Won a Golden Globe Award for their role as Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)

Who is Angela Bassett?

200

The 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional.

What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

300

This figure adopted nonviolent resistance for civil rights, earning the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. 

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

300

Sang Love and Happiness.

Who is Al Green?

300

SNCC Stands for.

What is the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

300

This award-winning actress, author, and producer is known for their iconic roles in The Help, How to Get Away with Murder, and Woman King.

Who is Viola Davis?

300

Nonviolent protest against a segregated lunch counter in 1960.

What is the Greensboro Sit-In?

400

The first Black United States Supreme Court Justice.

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

400

The first African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.

Who is Misty Copeland?

400

The first African American students to desegregate Little Rock Central High School.

Who is the Little Rock Nine?

400

One of the most recognized actors of the generation, this famous actor is known for his roles in Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, The Banker, and Avengers.

Who is Samuel L. Jackson?

400

Aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented African Americans from having their right to vote under the 15th Amendment.

What is the Voting Rights Act? 

500

This historical figure helped to abolish slavery by writing about his experiences.

Who is Fredrick Douglas?

500

The name of a record company that came from Detroit's nickname "Motor City."

What is Motown?

500

Is known as the father of Black history and largely contributed to the establishment of Black History Month.

Who is Carter G.Woodson?

500

This famous actress has won several awards and is known for their roles in Hidden Figures, the Divergent series, and The Shack.

Who is Octavia Spencer?

500

Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses in the South in 1961 to challenge the non-enforcement of Supreme Court decisions Morgan v. Virginia (1946) and Boynton v.



Who are the Freedom Riders?