HBCUs
Oprah Winfrey attended this well-known Historically Black College and University.
What is Tennessee State University?
This case ended the segregation of schools.
What is Brown v Board of Education?
The historical figure who refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This beloved 1975 musical returns to Broadway this spring as a joyous modern retelling of L. Frank Baum’s classic children’s story reflects contemporary African-American culture.
The Wiz
This incident inspired Garrett Morgan to create the traffic light in 1923.
A car accident
This Historically Black College is an all-women's institution.
What is Spelman College?
What is the Voting Rights Act?
This historical figure lead the march on Washington in 1963 and is most famous for his "I have a dream" speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr. ?
This American playwright whose work often focuses on the experience of working-class people, particularly working-class people who are Black has received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice. Her works include plays such as Ruined, Sweat, and By The Way, Meet Vera Stark
Lynn Nottage
This scientist discovered over 300 different uses for peanuts – including making cooking oil, axle grease, and printer's ink.
George Washington Carver
Chadwick Boseman attended this Historically Black University.
What is Howard University?
This event occurred during the March from Selma to Montgomery, leaving many people injured by police troops in 1965.
What is "Bloody Sunday"?
This activist was known for his speeches where he informed and inspired others to fight social justice and equality, and remains a historical figure admired by all nations.
Who is Malcolm X?
This American playwright has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle, which chronicle the experiences and heritage of the African-American community in the 20th century.
August Wilson
This invention was the creation of Thomas Jennings, who became the first African American to be granted a patent in 1821 for his development of this unconventional cleaning method.
Dry scouring, a method for cleaning clothes before dry cleaning was invented
The nation's first Historically Black College and University.
What is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania?
This tragic event in Alabama caused the death of four young girls in an act by the KKK in 1963.
What is the Birmingham Church Bombing?
The first African American Woman to earn a pilot's license.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
This 42-year-old American actor and singer is best known for playing the Genie in Disney's Aladdin musical in the Original Australian Cast, as well as in the West End, U.S. National Tour, and Broadway productions.
Michael James Scott
This man was the first to make peanut butter in 1895.
John Harvey Kellogg
This HBCU was attended by the Greensboro four.
What is North Carolina A&T State University?
The Greensboro sit-ins started by four college students helped found this committee in 1964.
What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?
This man received the Liberty Medal for his long-time role as an advocate for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom. Hence him gaining the title "Champion of Freedom".
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This Chicago theatre company is celebrating its 25th anniversary of producing transformative black theatre. Previously, they established The New Playwright Initiative, which was renamed The August Wilson New Play Initiative (AWNPI) after his death.
Congo Square Theatre
This African American inventor from Providence, Rhode Island is best known for his two most significant inventions; the street letter box (though not the first street letter box patent), and operating street railway switches.
Philip B. Downing