The History
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in 1865
What is the 13th Amendment?
This political party was founded in Oakland in 1966 to monitor police activity and advocate for Black empowerment
What is the Black Panther Party?
This minister led the Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks’ arrest
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Ice Cube and Chris Tucker starred in this 1995 hood classic comedy set in South Central Los Angeles
What is Friday?
This baseball legend broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This 1921 tragedy in Oklahoma destroyed the prosperous Greenwood District, known as “Black Wall Street."
What is the Tulsa Race Massacre?
After the 1968 student strikes, this Bay Area university established one of the nation’s first Black Studies departments
What is San Francisco State University?
This activist refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, sparking a nationwide movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This filmmaker directed Do the Right Thing and is famously known as a devoted New York Knicks fan
Who is Spike Lee?
In 1968, this Olympic track star raised a black-gloved fist during the medal ceremony in Mexico City as a protest for civil rights
Who is Tommie Smith
These two activists founded the Black Panther Party in 1966
Who are Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale?
This Bay Area activist, scholar, and former Black Panther Party member became a leading voice in prison abolition movements.
Who is Angela Davis?
This NAACP leader helped organize the 1909 founding of the organization and was a co-founder of the Niagara Movement
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
Known as the “Queen of Soul,” this singer gave us classics like “Respect” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This Olympic gymnast became the most decorated gymnast in history
Simone Biles
This aviation pioneer became the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921
Who is Bessie Coleman?
This Bay Area leader became California’s first Black female mayor when she was elected in San Francisco in 2018
Who is London Breed?
This longtime congressman and civil rights leader was known as one of the “Big Six” organizers of the 1963 March on Washington
Who is John Lewis?
She became the first Black woman to win the Grammy for Album of the Year for The Miseducation of this artist
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This tennis champion has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era
Answer: Who is Serena Williams?
This historian founded Negro History Week, which later became Black History Month
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
This historically Black church in San Francisco served as a major hub for civil rights organizing during the 1960s
What is Third Baptist Church?
This Supreme Court case, argued by Thurgood Marshall in 1954, declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Launched in 1980, this television network was the first cable channel specifically created for Black audiences
What is BET (Black Entertainment Television)?
In 2008, this quarterback became the first Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl, leading the Indianapolis Colts to victory
Who is Doug Williams?