Civil War
The war fought between the Northern and the Southern states from 1861-1865.
What is the Civil War?
Nicknamed "The Magnolia State," it was the second state to secede from the Union.
What is Mississippi?
The words and music for this song known as "The Black National Anthem" were written by brothers James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson in 1900 to celebrate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln.
What is "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
An American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel. The series first aired on ABC in January 1977.
What is Roots?
“Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty, We are free at last.”
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This cemetery was officially authorized as a national cemetery in 1864 on land seized by the U. S. Army to defend Washington D. C. Originally segregated by race and rank, section 27 became the area for African American soldiers and freed people.
What is Arlington National Cemetery?
The birthplace of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman
What is Maryland?
A secret network of people offering shelter and aid to people escaping slavery in the South.
What is the Underground Railroad?
The winner of the Oscar for Best Actor in the 1989 movie Glory for his portrayal of a soldier in the United States' first all-African-American regiment; and the Oscar for Best Actor in the 2001 movie Training Day.
Who is Denzel Washington?
"We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, my brothers and sisters—Plymouth Rock landed on us."
Who is Malcolm X?
Abbreviated as USCT, the United States Army regiments comprised of African Americans organized in 1863 by the Bureau of Colored Troops.
What are the United States Colored Troops?
Tuskegee Normal School for the training of Black teachers opened on July 4, 1881. Tuskegee, "the pride of the swift, growing south," rose to national prominence under the leadership of its founder, Booker T. Washington.
What is Alabama?
This African American spiritual, sung as part of the Civil Rights Movement, has these lyrics -
And before I'd be a slave
I'll be buried in my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free
What is "Oh, Freedom"?
For this movie, Cynthia Erivo received two Oscar nominations in 2019 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and Best Original Song, "Stand Up."
What is "Harriet?"
"I was a conductor on the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger."
Who is Harriet Tubman?
A part of Special Order 15 issued in 1865 to redistribute some 400,000 acres of land confiscated from Confederate land owners to former enslaved people; also the name of Spike Lee's film company.
What is 40 acres and a mule?
John Parker, a former enslaved man, repeatedly crossed the Ohio River from his home in Ripley, often going as far as 20 miles on foot into Kentucky to rescue enslaved people and bring them to freedom.
What is Ohio?
This holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, the day General Order 3 was read to enslaved African Americans in Galveston by Union General Granger - "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free."
What is Juneteenth?
This ordinal number shunned by the superstitious, is the title of a documentary by Ava Duvernay. Also the amendment to the U. S. Constitution that abolished slavery.
What is 13th?
"What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the Year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim."
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This enslaved man commandeered a heavily armed Confederate supply ship after the three white officers disembarked for the night, sailed past Confederate Forts disguised as the ship's captain, surrendered the ship to the U. S. Navy and said "Good morning, sir. I’ve brought you some of the old United States guns, sir."
Who is Robert Smalls?
The first recorded Africans to arrive in England's mainland American colonies, in August 1619, landed at Point Comfort, today's Fort Monroe in Hampton, aboard the English privateer ship White Lion.
What is Virginia?
This republic on the West Coast of Africa originated in 1822 as a settlement for free blacks from the United States on land purchased by the American Colonization Society. Its name is derived from the word "liberty."
What is Liberia?
The writer, narrator and executive producer for the PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” and guest at the 2009 "beer summit" with President Barack Obama.
Who is Henry Louis Gates?
"Nobody's free until everybody's free."
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?