NAACP History
In what year was NAACP founded?
What is 1909?
“This ain’t Texas ..”
What is “ain’t no hold ‘em?”
In 1963, during the March on Washington, Martin Luther King delivered a speech titled …?
What is “I Have A Dream?”
This athlete is notorious for playing professional baseball and professional basketball.
Who is Michael Jordan?
What might your mom ask, when you asked her to stop at a *specific* fast food restaurant?
What is “Do you have McDonald’s money?”
This landmark NAACP legal case in 1954 ended segregation in public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
“I put your picture on my mirror …”
What is “start to blush when somebody says your name?”
This city was the site of the 1955 bus boycott initiated by Rosa Parks.
What is Montgomery, Alabama?
This comedian created and starred in the films “Get Out” and “Nope.”
Who is Jordan Peele?
This is the reasoning your mom gives when you ask her “why?”
What is “Because I said so?”
The NAACP’s legal defense and educational fund was founded by this man, the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
“Lift every voice and sing, Till Earth and Heaven ring ..”
What is “Ring with the harmonies of Liberty?”
What was the name of the network used to provide assistance to enslaved people escaping to freedom?
What is The Underground Railroad?
This actress became the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002.
Who is Halle Berry?
What might your mom say you smell like after coming in the house?
What is outside?
This groundbreaking film about a Black superhero swept several NAACP Image Awards in 2019.
What is Black Panther?
“I go and get it regardless, draw it like I’m an artist …”
What is “no crawling, went straight to walking, with foreigns in my garages?”
On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, leading to this holiday.
What is Juneteenth?
This Philly native both created and stars in popular sitcom Abbott Elementary.
Who is Quinta Brunson?
Why can’t you keep running in and out of the house?
What is “because you’re letting the cold air out?”
This man serves as the current NAACP President and has held this position since October 2017.
Who is Derrick Johnson?
“You know I think the sun rises and shines on you ….”
What is “You know there’s nothing, nothing, nothing, I would not do?”
These nonviolent protests began on February 1, 1960, when four African American college students sat at a “whites-only” lunch counter.
What are the Greensboro Sit-Ins?
This Black director and filmmaker is known for the iconic films “She’s Gotta Have It” and “Do The Right Thing.”
Who is Spike Lee?
“I brought you into this world …”
What is “I can take you out?”