General History
This court case in 1954 decided in Supreme Court in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v Board of education
Harriet Tubman, born a slave, escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved people, family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as
What is the Underground Railroad
This movement rose in 1920 and 1930 in New York City. African American writers, musicians, performing artists and fine artists living in Harlem, an African American neighborhood in the city, focused on documenting and reflecting on the African American experience.
What is the Harlem Renaissance
This tv show from the 90s displayed the lives of black students at the fictional Hillman college
what is a different world
Invented the gas mask and the traffic signal
who is Garret Morgan
These kind of laws enforced strict segregation
What are Jim Crow Laws
This woman was known for her hit song “Feeling good” was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and activist in the civil rights movement. Her music spanned a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.
Who is Nina Simone
Michelle Obama, forever First Lady of the United States wrote a book titled this in 2018
What is Becoming
In the Tv show The Fresh Prince of Bel air, what character originally played by a "dark skin" woman was later played by a "light skin" woman
who is Aunt Vivian Banks
who is Marie V. Brittan Brown
This woman refused to give up her seat on the bus
Who is Rosa Parks
This woman known for her successful line of hair care products was considered to be the wealthiest African-American businesswoman and wealthiest self made woman in America at the time of her death in 1919.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker
This woman is known for being an American singer, songwriter and rapper, and being a member of Fugees
Who is Lauryn Hill
This movie aired in 2018 that featured several known actors in their movie about an African nation coming to be taken over by a half-blood prince
what is black panther
First African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention
who is Patricia Bath
This event was organized and attended by civil rights leaders such as A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin and Martin Luther King Jr on August 28, 1963 to fight for civil rights and equal job opportunities.
What is the March on Washington
This woman was the mother of Emmett Till, who was murdered in Mississippi on August 28, 1955, at the age of 14, after being accused for flirting with a white cashier woman, Carolyn Bryant, at the grocery store.
Who is Mamie Till
This rapper/artist was killed in a drive by shooting in 1996 in Las Vegas. His work is known to be poetic in nature and discuss issues within the African American community.
Who is Tupac Shakur
This man is known for his role in several different popular movies, one of them being Snacks on a plane
Who is Samuel L. Jackson
Invented hundreds of uses for the peanut
Who is Dr. George Washington Carver
On February 21, 1965 this civil rights leader was assinated at a rally
Who is Malcolm X
This woman was an American administrator and educator who worked as a civil rights and women's rights activist, specifically focused on the issues of African-American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. She was also one of the national presidents for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, inc.
Who is Dorothy Irene Height
Beyonce’s First solo album was titled
What is Dangerously in Love
This singer, known for her funky dance moves, started her career as a backing singer on Uptown Records in 1889. Her solo career started in 1992 with her first album "whats the 411?"
Who is mary j blige
Made the first clock in America
Who is Benjamin Banneker