Historical Sites
What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church?
Ebenezer Baptist
In his spare time, King rested, wrote and preached at Ebenezer Baptist, a recently restored gem at 407 Auburn Avenue in Atlanta.
What American boxer was known for his social message of black pride and black resistance to white domination and for refusing induction into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War?
Muhammad Ali
What former slave published the newspaper "The North Star"?
Frederick Douglass
What movement did Martin Luther King Jr create on October 16,1995?
Million Man March
When did MLK Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech occur?
August 28, 1963
What primarily black female college was founded by two white women in Atlanta, Georgia?
Spelman College
Which president secured the release of MLK Jr. from jail?
John F. Kennedy
Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?
CORE-Congress of Racial Equality
Busloads of Freedom Riders went from town to town, testing local compliance with federal orders to desegregate interstate bus terminals.
What date did Brown vs. Board take place?
May 17, 1954
Brown vs Board was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.
What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?
Virginia
Douglas Wilder was the first elected black governor
Who is the legendary African American baseball player whose Major League Baseball career spanned from 1954 through 1976?
Hank Aaron
Who was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on 14 November 1960.
Ruby Bridges
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
A decades-long struggle by African Americans to end legalized racial discrimination, disenfranchisement and racial segregation in the United States.
What dates outline the Civil War?
April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865
In what city did the National Guard try to prevent nine black students from attending a segregated school in 1957?
Little Rock, Ark.
SNCC member Stokely Carmichael was instrumental in forming the Lowndes County Freedom Organization in Alabama. What was its symbol?
Black Panther
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale got permission to adapt the emblem for their Oakland-based Black Panther Party.
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Rosa Parks
What is the oldest civil rights organization still working today?
National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People
The NAACP was founded in 1909 by both blacks and whites and using the legal system to gain equality and justice.
When was the 15th Amendment passed?
February 3, 1870
The 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
In what Midwestern city did Dr. Hale Williams establish the first African-American hospital?
Chicago, IL in 1891.
Where did African American women hide rice grains to assure that they would have food for later?
Underneath the braids in their children's hair
Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?
Booker T. Washington
What important moment in history happened at 12pm on January 20, 2009?
America gained its first African American president: Barack Obama.
What date did slaves get set free?
June 19, 1865
"Juneteenth"