Name the former slave who started the abolitionist newspaper, "The North Star."
Who was Frederick Douglas?
100
Roots
Who was Alex Haley?
100
She started the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to move to the back.
Who was Rosa Parks?
100
She was the first female African American to go into space.
Who was Mae Jemison?
100
This case ws the beginning of the end for segregation in public schools.
What was Brown v. Board of Education?
200
Name this African American who fought to end lynchings throughout the United States
Who was Ida Wells?
200
He was probably the most famous poet to emerge from of the Harlem Renaissance.
Who was Langston Hughes?
200
Young people tried to integrate diners during the ________.
What were the Sit-ins?
200
They fought bravely over Italy in World War II.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
200
It ended slavery throughout the entire United States?
What was the 13th Amendment?
300
Name this native Virginian who believed that way to equality was to achieve economic success through vocational education.
Who was Booker T. Washington?
300
Name the famous band leader who loved "American Music"
Who was Duke Ellington?
300
Protestors were badly beaten during these protests which tried to integrate bus terminals.
What were the Freedom Rides?
300
He led many nonviolent protests and gave his life to improve the lives of minorities.
Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?
300
What was passed shortly after Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech" at the March on Washington.
What was the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
400
Name the man who believed African Americans should go to college to become professionals.
Who was WEB DuBois?
400
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Who was Maya Angelou?
400
Who tried to integrate Central High School in Arkansas?
Who were the "Little Rock Nine"?
400
Veteran who became our nation's first African American Secretary of State.
Who was Colin Powell?
400
For decades in the south, African Americans were forced to pay what tax if they wanted to vote
What was a poll tax?
500
Name the NAACP lawyer who argued and won the case of "Brown v. Board of Education. Oh, he was also the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court.
Who was Thurgood Marshal?
500
Who was the first male African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a movie.
Who was Sidney Poitier?
500
The violent response to what civil rights march helped Congress and the President to pass the 1965 Voting Rights Act. There is also a movie about the march currently playing in theaters.
What was Selma?
500
Native Richmonder who overcame discrimination on the court to become the world's number one player.
Who was Arthur Ashe?
500
The passage of the _____________________ in 1965 was due in large part to the public outcry of the violence that erupted during the march in Selma, Alabama