CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
In August 1963, March on Washington, this Alabama pastor gave his famous speech "I Have A Dream" in from of a crowd of over 200,000 people.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King?
This former journalist brought a music dance show to TV but focused on showcasing Black positivity on a national scale with Soul Train.
Who is Don Cornelius?
This Muslim American Boxer said, "He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This scientist did wonders with peanuts, such as soap, face powder, mayonnaise, shampoo, metal polish, and adhesives—but he did not invent peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Jackie Robinson integrated American Baseball in 1947 playing for this east coast team.
Who are the Brooklyn Dodgers?
This Act was signed in 1964 by President Lyndon B Johnson, initiated by President John F. Kennedy, before his assassination—into law on July 2 of that year.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
This college show started as a spin off of the Cosby Show, sending Denise (Lisa Bonet), to the fictional Hillman college was an introduction to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) for many Americans.
What is A Different World?
This Harlem Renaissance writer and poet said "Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”
Who is Langston Hughes?
DOROTHY JOHNSON VAUGHAN, known as the "human computer," launched John Glenn and other astronauts into space for the first time, and was portrayed by Octavia Spencer in this 2017 movie.
What is Hidden Figures?
This golfer entered the PGA-sponsored Phoenix Open in 1952 and received death threats for competing.
Who is Charlie Sifford?
These seven Black and six white activists–mounted a Greyhound bus in Washington, D.C., embarking on a bus tour of the American South to protest segregated bus terminals.
Who are the Freedom Riders?
This creator's sketch comedy show, In Living Color, was so popular that it spurred the production of A-list Super Bowl halftime shows.
Who is Keenan Ivory Wayans?
This American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman stated "“If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This woman was the first black woman to go to space in 1992 on the Shuttle Endeavour.
Who is MAE C. JEMISON?
Bill Russell helped his team win 11 championships in 13 seasons and was the first African American player-coach for this team.
Who are the Boston Celtics?
These laws were established around the southern United States in the late 19th century and restricted Blacks from using the same public facilities as white people, living in many of the same towns, or going to the same schools.
What is Jim Crow?
Diahann Carroll starred in this sitcom in 1968 - 1971 and became the first black woman to receive an Emmy nomination.
What is Julia?
This American author, activist, and civil rights leader said " "Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated."
Who is Coretta Scott King?
This inventor created safety devices such as the "gas mask" and the "traffic light" in the early 20th century.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This female tennis star was the first African American woman to win a Grand Slam title (French Championships). The following year, she would win Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals and repeat her wins in 1958.
Who is Althea Gibson?
In 1957, this group of black students volunteered to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas from formerly segregated schools.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?
Considered the first all-Black cast sitcom on American Television, starred Spencer Williams, Tim Moore, and Alvin Childress, and ran from 1951-1953.
What is Amos and Andy?
This editor, sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist grew up in Massachusetts and stated "The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression."
Who is W.E.B. Dubois?
Known as the first female self-made millionaire in America, she manufactured beauty products for other African-American women using formulas she developed after working for a pharmacist who taught her chemistry.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
This icon was diagnosed with Polio as a child but would become the fastest woman in the world of her generation in 1960. In the 1960 Olympics in Rome, she sprinted her way into history by winning three gold medals, becoming the first American woman to accomplish such a feat at a single Olympics.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?