Made in Detroit
Founded by Barry Gordy in 1959, this company became one of the most successful black-owned companies in the nation, and cultivated the careers of music greats such as Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.
What is Motown Records?
She was the first African American woman to serve as United States Secretary of State, and the first African American and the first woman to serve as the President’s National Security Advisor.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
This writer and sociologist was co-founder of the NAACP, and was one of the most famous social activists during the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
•This Olympic track star won three gold medals and two silver medals, and still holds world records in 100-meter and 200-meter races, which were set in 1988.
Who is Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner?
Who is coined "The Queen of Soul"?
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This event lasted five days and left 43 dead and 467 injured; it is reputed to have deepened the divide between whites and blacks in Detroit, instigate a frantic spike in “white flight” out of the city, and created extremist groups within each racial group.
What is the 1967 riots?
In 1993, this Illinois native became (and still is, to date) the first African American woman elected to the United States Senate.
Who is Carol Braun?
•This was the birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance, which was called a literary and intellectual flowering that fostered a new black cultural identity in the 1920s and 1930s.
What is Harlem, New York City, NY?
Also a social activist and philanthropist, he was the first boxer to win the world heavyweight championship three times.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This African American woman is a talk-show host, actress and owner of her own movie and television production company. She now her own magazine and network. Who is she?
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
He delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech first in Detroit, before taking it to Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King?
In 1998, he became the first African American general in the United States Army.
Who is Benjamin Oliver Davis?
•Credited as one of the founding fathers of the Harlem Renaissance, this playwright/poet/novelist became famous for his first published poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”.
Who is Langston Hughes?
He broke the color barrier in baseball and became the first African American to play in the major leagues.
What is Jackie Robinson?
Who was the first player in NBA history to win both MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards in the same season?
Who is Michael Jordan?
This Detroit native refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Alabama, which spurred a nation-wide effort to end segregation of public facilities.
Who is Rosa Parks?
In 1967, he became the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This official publication of the National Urban League employed Harlem Renaissance writers and editors, published poems and short stories by African Americans, and promoted African American literature.
What is Opportunity Magazine?
•Following her careers in college and professional basketball, she became the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters in 1985.
Who is Lynette Woodard?
This African-American scientist helped revolutionize the agriculture of the South. He discovered more than 300 uses for the peanut, over 100 uses for the sweet potato and a number of uses for the soybean.
Who is George Washington Carver?
In 1974, he was elected as the first black mayor of Detroit.
Who is Coleman Young?
This foreign policy advisor became the first African American woman to serve as an ambassador to the United Nations.
Who is Susan Rice?
•This theatre rose to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance, during which time it was reputed to only hire black entertainers; of these were James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday.
What is The Apollo Theatre?
In 1961, he broke the color barrier in golf when he became the first African American to play in the PGA tour.
Who is Charlie Sifford?
What exceptional American track and field athlete overcame debilitating childhood illness and won three gold medals in a single Olympics?
Who is Wilma Rudolph?