Who's Who?
Important Dates
African-American Art, Music, and Movies
Papers, Please! African-American Lit
The Harlem Renaissance
100
Leader of the Civil Rights Movement. Promoted peace and is most known for his I Have a Dream speech.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
100
January 20, 2009
When was former President Barack Obama inaugurated?
100
Known as the longest-running Black-owned show, this variety program featured popular dance trends and Black musicians.
What is Soul Train?
100
African-American poet most known for her autobiographical novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969).
Who is Maya Angelou?
100
When did the Harlem Renaissance take place?
When are the 1920s and 1930s?
200
Known as the Princess of the Press. Was an anti-lynching advocate who served as editor for the Memphis Free Speech.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
200
1862
What year was the Emancipation Proclamation passed?
200
First African-American woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress. Hint: Awarded in 1940
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
200
Well-known novel that was written by Alice Walker in 1982 and adapted into a Hollywood film directed by Steven Spielberg in 1985.
What is The Color Purple?
200
Where was the birth of the Harlem Renaissance?
Where was Harlem, New York?
300
Co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Was one of the leaders of the Pan-Africanism movement and the author of The Souls of Black Folk.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
300
April 4, 1968
When did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. get assassinated?
300
Most nominated Black actor in Oscar's history
Who is Denzel Washington? (10 Oscars)
300
Author who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for Beloved.
Who is Toni Morrison?
300
Name three prominent writers during the Renaissance.
Who are Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen, etc?
400
Known as the Father of Black History, he founded "Negro History Week" in 1926, which would become "Black History Month" in 1976.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
400
July 2, 1964
When was the Civil Rights Act passed?
400
In what year did Stevie Wonder become the first Black artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year? Hint: The album was titled Innervisions
When is 1974?
400
One of the first best-selling novels to be written by an African-American author.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976).
400
Famous city that influenced the Renaissance.
Where is Paris, France?
500
Civil Rights leader who also served in the House of Representatives and passed away in 2020.
Who is John Lewis?
500
February 7, 1926
When was Negro History Week founded?
500
Name of Spike Lee's film production company.
What is 40 Acres and a Mule?
500
Famous playwright known for dramas such as Fences, Jitney, and The Piano Lesson.
Who is August Wilson?
500
One of the most famous artists from the era, his distinct style included famous paintings like The Migration of the Negro (1941).
Who is Jacob Lawrence?