Claudette
What day did Delphine die on?
Claudette's 13th birthday
What law did the court case Brown v. Board of Education of. Topeka prohibit?
Prohibited racial segregation in public schools
What is the purpose of Jim Crow Laws?
To keep blacks and whites segregated
Where did the March on Washington take place?
(Hint: this is also where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.)
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball Player?
Jackie Robinson
What was Claudette's nickname growing up?
Coot
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered what speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial?
His famous "I Have A Dream" speech
What areas of society were affected by Jim Crow Laws?
All areas
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
On the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, in Memphis, Tennesse
Who was the first African American to serve on the US Senate?
Hiram Revels
What was the name of Claudette's history teacher?
Miss Josie Lawrence
Fifty five years earlier, before it was "Black History Month" it was known as...
Black (Negro) History Week
What law, passed in 1964, helped put an end to Jim Crow Laws?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Where did the bomb that killed "four little girls" go off?
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL
Who was the first African American millionaire?
Madame C.J. Walker
(invented processor that straightened African Americans hair)
What was the date of when Claudette was arrested?
March 2, 1955
What does S.C.L.C. stand for?
T or F:
Not all Jim Crow Laws were in the South
TRUE
What famous bridge were African Americans marching on for their voting rights, when they were attacked by state troopers and policemen?
BONUS QUESTION (25 pts.)
Edmund Pettus Bridge
Who was the first African American licensed pilot?
Bessie Coleman, 1921
What was the name of the man who helped with Claudette's case?
Mr. E.D. Nixon
T or F:
The banjo, as we know of it today, was an adapted form of an instrument from South Africa
BONUS (25 pts.)
False
What was it called when millions of African Americans moved North to get away from the Jim Crow Laws in the South?
The Great Migration
Where was the first sit in at a segregated lunch counter?
Woolworth, Greensboro, North Carolina
Who was the first African American to star in a network television show?
Bill Cosby in "I Spy", 1965