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The college founded in 1855, that was a historically all black college.
What is Berea College?
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An African-American civil rights activist, whom the United States Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement". On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, she refused to obey the bus driver's orders that she give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the white section was filled.
Who is Rosa Parks?
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A 1976 novel by Mildred D. Taylor and the novel won the 1977 Newbery Medal. This popular novel explores life in southern America, "The South", after the American Civil War - when racism was still common-place and many were persecuted for the color of their skin.
What is "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry"?
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A film that tells the story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man's life and family.
What is "The Butler"?
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An American former professional basketball player of the Bulls and Magic, entrepreneur, and majority owner and chairman of the Charlotte Bobcats.
Who is Michael Jordan?
200
The well-known historically black college, an HBCU.
What is Kentucky State?
200
Escaped slave who helped others escape from slavery and was known as the Moses of her people, was also a spy, nurse, and spoke for women's rights.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
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A novel by the American writer Toni Morrison. Set after the American Civil War (1861–1865), it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave, Margaret Garner, who temporarily escaped slavery during 1856 in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio, a free state.
What is "Beloved"?
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A 2000 television film based on actual events about the friendship between two girls; Mahree & Piper, one from the United States and the other from apartheid South Africa, who learn about tolerance and friendship.
What is "The Color of Friendship"
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A track & field gold medalist in the 1936 Summer Olympics
Who is Jesse Owens?
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An American civil rights leader, born in Shelby County Kentucky.
Who is Whitney M. Young Jr.?
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The first African American woman millionaire in America, known not only for her hair straightening treatment and her salon system which helped other African Americans to succeed, but also her work to end lynching and gain women's rights.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
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An anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War", according to Will Kaufman.
What is "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
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A film based on actual events that took place in 1971, a white southern high school is integrated with black students from a nearby school. Both schools are recognized for their football programs which are now unified. The black coach is chosen to be the head coach of the integrated team, leaving the previous white head coach with feelings of animosity at having to be an assistant under a black man.
What is "Remember the Titans"?
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An American former professional boxer, generally considered among the greatest heavyweights in the sport's history.
Who is Muhammed Ali?
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A museum located in Bowling Green, KY, near the Mammoth Cave campsites and resort; which was one of the largest training grounds for African-American soldiers in the Union army where 10,000 men gained their freedom during the Civil War.
What is the National Underground Railroad Museum?
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An American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
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A 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction. It was later adapted into a film and musical of the same name. Taking place mostly in rural Georgia, the story focuses on the life of women of color in the southern United States in the 1930's, addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture.
What is "The Color Purple"
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The story of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in American Major League Baseball, focusing on the two years of his life after he entered the game in 1947.
What is "42"?
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Two All-American professional tennis players, who have both been ranked as No. 1 in the country.
Who are the Williams Sisters (Venus and Serena Williams)?
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The result of a collection of African American educators, artists and historians who have collaborated to give the long dormant history of African Americans in the region the voice and platform it deserves. This group evolved from the Louisville and Jefferson County African American Heritage Committee into its current mold, with a single unifying goal of promoting the Kentuckiana region’s black heritage.
What is Kentucky Center for Afircan American Heritage (KCAAH)?
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An American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush.
Who is Condaleezza Rice?
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A 1937 novel and the best known work by African-American writer Zora Neale Hurston. The novel narrates main character Janie Crawford's "ripening from a vibrant, but voiceless, teenage girl into a woman with her finger on the trigger of her own destiny."
What is "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?
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A 1997 historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg based on the notable mutiny in 1839 by newly captured Mende slaves who took control of the ship La Amistad off the coast of Cuba, and the international legal battle that followed their capture by a U.S. revenue cutter. It became a United States Supreme Court case of 1841.
What is "Amistad"?
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A former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics and his Black Power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith caused much political controversy.
Who is John Carlos?