Black History Leaders
This woman served as a nurse, scout, and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This landmark Supreme Court case ended legal segregation in public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This sweet potato-based dessert is a staple at many Black family gatherings.
What is sweet potato pie?
This HBCU in Washington, D.C. is often referred to as “The Mecca.”
What is Howard University?
Known as “The Peanut Man,” this agricultural scientist developed hundreds of products using peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver?
"Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise."
Who is Maya Angelou?
This constitutional amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This classic dessert, often associated with Juneteenth celebrations, is known for its red color and fruity flavor.
What is Red Velvet Cake?
This HBCU is the largest historically Black university in the United States by enrollment.
What is North Carolina A&T State University (NCAT)?
Born Malcolm Little, this minister and human rights activist was once known as “Red” and “Detroit Red” before converting to Islam.
Who is Malcolm X?
“I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother.”
Who is Langston Hughes
This 1896 Supreme Court case established the “separate but equal” doctrine, legalizing segregation.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This cornmeal-based side dish is often served fried or baked alongside catfish.
What is cornbread?
This Tennessee HBCU is home to the famous marching band known as the “Aristocrat of Bands.”
What is Tennessee State University?
In 1972, this woman became the first Black candidate from a major political party to run for President of the United States.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
“The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman.”
Who is Malcolm X?
Passed in 2022 after more than a century of advocacy by the NAACP, this federal law made lynching a federal hate crime.
What is the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act?
According to Urban Dictionary, this is described as “the most cliché old Black people food… besides chitlins.”
What is collard greens?
Of the nine organizations in the National Pan-Hellenic Council, this many were founded at historically Black colleges and universities.
What is 6?
This lawyer and civil rights activist became the first African American justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
“If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This 1850 law required that escaped enslaved people be returned to their enslavers, even if they were found in free states.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
Name five key ingredients commonly found in gumbo.
Okra, shrimp, chicken, sausage, onions, crab legs, rice, flour, bell peppers, roux, stock, tomatoes, and celery?
This HBCU in Alabama was founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington.
What is Tuskegee University?