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It is often considered one of the most famous Supreme Court civil rights cases. In 1954, the Court ruled that separate public schools for black and white children were “inherently unequal” and therefore unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment. Name the case that resulted in a landmark decision against school segregation.
BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION
Who is often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman”?
Aretha Franklin
Name the creator of the "Madea" character
Tyler Perry
Who was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Name the first self-made millionaire
Madam C.J. Walker
Name the case in 1896 that established the legality of racial segregation if facilities were kept “separate but equal.” This case challenged Louisiana laws concerning separate rail cars for black and white people. The Supreme Court rejected and then took an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Name the first Black woman to chart on the Top Hot 100 with a country song
Beyoncé
What happened to Craig on his day off?
He got fired
Which Black woman became the first major-party Black candidate for President of the United States in 1972?
Shirley Chisolm
Name the beauty brand by a famous singer that is worth 2.8 billion
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna
Name the case involving Richard and Mildred Loving, a white man and a Black woman whose marriage was deemed illegal according to Virginia state law.
Loving v. Virginia of 1967
Audrey Graham goes by what stage name
Drake
Name the flick where Kris pretended to be Truth
Let It Shine
Who was the Black American educator, author, and orator who founded Tuskegee Institute, a school dedicated to the education of Black Americans in the post-Civil War era?
Booker T. Washington
What Black American civil rights leader and educator served as the first president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and founded the Niagara Movement?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Name the case of the nLincoln University graduate who was denied admission and advised that admitting him would violate Missouri's state constitution, laws, and public policy. His applications were refused by the circuit court, and the Missouri Supreme Court upheld their decision.
Missouri ex rel. Lloyd Gaines
What style of music originated in Black American communities in the southern United States and combines elements of spirituals, work songs, and the blues?
Gospel music
Name the first Black Oscar winner who changed history with her Oscar for Gone With the Wind
Hattie McDaniel
Who was the first Black American to publish a book in the United States, a collection of poetry titled “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral,” in 1773?
Phyllis Wheatley
Who was the first Black American woman in space, flying aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992?
Mae Jemison
Name the case where a West Virginia law declared that only whites may serve on juries in 1879.
Strauder v. West Virginia
Name the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and was known for her soulful singing?
Ella Fitzgerald
Name the country's first major Black filmmaker
Oscar Micheaux
Who was the enslaved Black American who sued for his freedom in the Virginia courts and lost in the infamous 1783 case, establishing the principle that once a person was enslaved, they remained so for life?
Dred Scott
Who was the first Black American woman in space, flying aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992?
Ben Carson