I refused to give up my seat on the bus that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
A movement of African American music, art, dance, etc.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
The Black National Anthem
What is Lift Every Voice and Sing?
First African American professional baseball player in U.S. Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without restraint
What is freedom?
I developed over 300 uses for the peanut
Who is George Washington Carver?
A federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery
What is Juneteenth?
This genre of music was played in the Harlem Renaissance
What is Jazz?
First African American president of South Africa
Who is Nelson Mandela?
The separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group
What is segregation?
I helped hundreds of slaves flee to the north to freedom via the underground railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
White supremacists attacked black residents and destroyed homes and businesses
What is the Tulsa Race (Black Wall Street) Massacre?
An influential song by Sam Cooke
What is A Change Is Gonna Come?
First African-American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity
What is racism?
I was born a slave and later became one of the most famous intellectuals of my time. I gave advice to the presidents.
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
This was passed by Congress in 1865 to abolish slavery in the US
What is the 13th Ammendment?
My greatest hit was "What a Wonderful World"
Who is Louis Armstrong?
The first black female millionaire who was a hair care entrepreneur
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States
What is an abolitionist?
I was an American Christian minister, civil rights leader, activist, and political philosopher
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
An executive order to free those that were held in slavery
What is the emancipation proclamation?
Known as the Empress of Blues
Who is Bessie Smith?
First black billionaire
Who is Robert Johnson (owner of BET)?
A leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
What is a Civil Rights Activist?