Common Knowledge
When was Slavery Abolished?
1834
''I have a dream''
Martin Luther King
Pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
Rosa Parks
What does the red in Antigua's Flag represents?
The colour red, represents the life blood of slave forefathers and the dynamism of the people.
Who is a mulatto?
A person who is born to one Black parent and one Caucasian parent.
'' Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.''
Muhammad Ali
She may have come from a tumultuous childhood filled with abuse, but grew up to become a leader to African-Americans, especially women, and known for her roles in popular movies.
Oprah Winfrey
maroon societies made up of escaped slaves who concealed themselves in the wild interior around the summit of Antigua’s extinct volcano. What is this point called?
Boggy Peak
Name a religious denomination which fought against slavery
Methodist/ Pentecostal/ Morivans/ Baptists
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”
Frederick Douglass
Known for his street name, 'World Boss'
The Hon. Gaston Browne
a lot of slaves from the neighboring estates use to go there and throw themselves overboard.
Devil's Bridge
Name one defense/ Type of argument people use to support slavery
Humanitarian/ Economic/ Religious
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
Nelson Mandela
One of the most recent and significant black leaders of our time. Fifth African-American to ever be elected to the U.S. Senate and the first black person ever elected as commander in chief.
Barack Obama
Leader of the supposed slave rebellion on Antigua. He was strapped, spreadeagled, to a large cartwheel that was placed axle-first in the earth so that it formed a rotating platform a few feet above the ground.
Who is he?
Prince Klaas
Who started Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
''Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise''
Maya Angelou
He was the South Africa's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Nelson Mandela
It was recently discovered that a wealthy Antiguan plantation owner helped found an Ivy League Law School.
Now the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda is seeking reparations to finance the nation’s own public university campus. Which Ivy League School are they referring to?
Harvard Law School