Civil Rights
In the late nineteenth century this system of laws that enforced racial discrimination in the United States.
What is Jim Crow?
He is coined as the "Father of Black History".
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
She would definitely be a STEM professor for sure if she wasn't busy in her lab creating weapons of vibranium and holograms her brother T'Challa to use in his battles.
Who is Shuri?
This blossoming period of African American arts and culture was deemed the most influential movement in black literary history.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Three years after its initial launch as a two-hour a week programming block on Nickelodeon in 1980, it became a groundbreaking network with a primary focus for African American viewers.
What is BET (Black Entertainment Television)?
By the time Thurgood Marshall reached the age of 40, he earned this nickname from the press.
What is Mr. Civil Rights?
In 1963, he was named Time Magazine’s Man of the Year. In 1964 he later went on to become the youngest laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize at age 35.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African American to receive a Ph. D. from this ivy league university in 1895.
What is Harvard?
After slavery, landowners provided black families with land, seeds, tools, clothing and food in which they charged for the use of supplies by deducting from their portion of the harvest, leaving them with continual debt to landowners.
What are Sharecroppers?
This Cleveland-born comedian broke late-night barriers by becoming the first Black late-night talk show host.
Who is Arsenio Hall?
Key provisions of this federal legislation include Equal Employment Opportunity, Public Accommodation, Desegregation of Public Facilities, Desegregation of Public Education and Voting Rights.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
At the March on Washington in 1963, the Queen of Gospel’s powerful contralto voice was heard before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his infamous "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who is Mahalia Jackson?
Louis Farrakhan led a political demonstration in Washington, DC on Oct. 16, 1995, to promote African American unity and family values. The turnout was well over the expected number, ranking it among the largest gatherings of its kind in American History.
What is the Million Man March?
This multifaceted author started her career as an entertainer. She is also a poet who delivered her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993.
Who is Maya Angelou?
Director, producer, writer and actor Spike Lee has released over 35 films since 1983 under this production company.
What is 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks?
In 1957, these students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas as a test of Brown v. Board of Education, where they were escorted in by federal troops.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?
She was an African American transgender woman and revolutionary LGBTQ rights activist who was known for throwing the first glass that sparked the Stonewall Riots in 1969.
Who is Marsha P. Johnson?
The EGOT (Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony Awards) winner’s circle is very exclusive, having only 15 members and two are African Americans.
Who are Whoopi Goldberg and John Legend?
A term is used to describe the second leg of the triangular slave trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas between 1520 and 1860.
What is the “Middle Passage”?
First published in 1951, this pint-sized magazine quickly became the number one news source for African-American news.
What is JET Magazine?
The infamous 1967 landmark decision made by the Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia ruled this was a violation of the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
What is interracial marriage?
The FBI kept a file this Harlem-born writer from 1958-1974, creating the largest compiled dossier on any African American artist in the Civil Rights era.
Who is James Baldwin?
To date, this number of African Americans have served in the United States Senate.
What is 10?
He was the plaintiff in the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
Who is Homer Pleesy?
At the 69th Emmy Awards these two awardees made history in being the first African Americans to win an award for comedic writing and directing a comedy series.
Who are Lena Waithe and Donald Glover?