African American First
Who was the first African American woman elected as US Representative?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Who said, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”
Who is Fredrick Douglass
Kunta Kinte was a character in which Alex Haley novel?
What is Roots
Who’s refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Who is Rosa Parks
Who sang spiritual songs to communicate with slaves she intended to take north to freedom on the Underground Railroad?
Who is Harriet Tubman
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell
Who said "The time is always right to do what is right"?
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who wrote “There Eyes Were Watching God”?
Who is Zora Neale Hurston
On January 1, 1863 what significant declaration did President Lincoln issue?
The Emancipation Proclamation
This director, screenwriter and actor was born in Atlanta but relocated to Brooklyn, where he later established a film company. Whether working with a low-budget and unknown actors or Hollywood heavyweights, his films continue to be controversial and push racial boundaries. Name him.
Who is Spike Lee
Who was the first African American U.S. Supreme Court judge?
Who is Thurgood Marshall
Known for his social and political views, who published The Souls of Black Folks in 1903?
Who is WEB Dubois
What civil rights leader from Mississippi was slain in 1963?
Who is Medgar Evers
Who was the the 1st African American major party nominee for president?
Who is Barack Obama
Who said “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”?
Who is Langston Hughes
What NYC library houses rare collections of black culture?
What is the Schomberg Center
What was the original reason for establishing the Black Panther Party?
What is Self Defense
Who was the 1st African American Nobel Prize winner?
Who is Dr. Charles Drew
Nominated for a National Book Award, what is Maya Angelou's first autobiography?
What is “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”
What happened to Denmark Vessey after he was convicted of raising an insurrection against slave owners?
What is hanged