Important Events
WHAT CONFLICT ERUPTED IN THE SPRING OF 1861 WHICH SAW 11 STATES SUCCEED FROM THE UNION?
WHO DELIVERED THE FAMOUS "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH?
Who Is Martin Luther King Jr.?
WHICH COUPLE UNEXPECTEDLY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE PREGNANT WITH TWINS?
Who is Beyonce and Jay Z?
Who was the first African American invited to dine at the White House?
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This "conductor" usually carried a gun, not a whistle
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line in 1947 when he was signed by this team
Who are the Dodgers?
Which state was Vice President Kamala Harris a Senator for?
What is California?
WHO HAS WON THE MOST GRAMMYS FOR A MALE SOLO ARTIST AT 22 GRAMMYS?
Who is Stevie Wonder?
In a career spanning more than seven decades, this actress became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women.
**She starred in: The Help, How to Get Away with Murder, Roots, Cherish the Day**
Who is Cicely Tyson?
What name was given to the period of cultural rebirth that took place in Harlem, New York City?
What is the Harlem Renaissance (which emerged after World War I)?
WHAT FAMOUS AMENDMENT WAS CREATED DUE TO THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION?
What is the 13th Amendment?
WHO WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SERVE AS A U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
AVA DUVERNAY DIRECTED WHICH NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL WHICH WON MULTIPLE CRITICS' CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARDS?
What is 13th?
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell?
What was the informal system that helped slaves escape to the North during the mid-1800s?
What is the Underground Railroad?
NAT TURNER IS KNOWN FOR WHAT HISTORICAL EVENT IN AUGUST OF 1831?
What is the Biggest Successful Slave Rebellion?
WHAT STATE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT, BARACK OBAMA, SENATOR OF BEFORE WINNING THE PRESIDENCY?
What is Illinois?
WHICH BLACK MALE ACTOR HAS WON TWO OSCAR AWARDS, AS WELL AS RECEIVED NOMINATIONS FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL MORE?
Who is Denzel Washington?
**DAILY DOUBLE** She one the Australian Open while Pregnant
Who is Serena Williams?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
What group of students were famous for challenging school segregation in the deep south?
What is the Little Rock Nine?
ROSA PARKS, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS WERE NOTED FOR BEING INVOLVED IN WHAT FAMOUS PROTEST WHICH SAW THE INDICTMENT OF ABOUT 90 PEOPLE?
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
LEADER OF THE ILLINOIS CHAPTER OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY WHOM WAS ASSASSINATED BY THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Who is Fred Hampton?
WHICH 2015 RAP/HIP HOP BIOPIC CENTERED AROUND A GROUP OF FAMOUS RAPPERS?
What is Straight Outta Compton?
This author became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature
Who is Toni Morrison?
Who recently gave a million dollar donation to the NAACP?
Who is Tyler Perry?