Genres
This genre is mostly sung in church.
What is specific about gospel?
It is a music festival held in the valley of Palm Springs in April.
What is Coachella?
It was the organised kidnapping of Africans who were then made to work in cotton fields in US Southern states.
What was the system of slavery in the US?
She was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on abus in Montgomery (Alabama) on December 1st 1955.
What act is Rosa Parks famous for?
This noun refers to peole who possessed slaves.
What does "owner" refer to?
This genre is characterised by much improvisation.
What characterises jazz?
They both performed at the Super Bowl half-time.
During which sports event did Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar perform?
He was elected as the first black President of the USA in 2008.
When was Barack Obama elected as US first black president?
He is most known for his rousing speeches like "I have a dream" or "I've been to the mountain top".
What is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. most known for?
This is an object such as a gun, a knife, or a missile, which is used to kill or hurt people in a fight or a war.
What is a weapon?
This style is marked by vocal intensity inspired by gospel songs.
What other genre triggered the creation of soul music?
She was supported by Beyonce who allowed the use of her song Freedom.
Which world-famous singer gave her support to Democrat candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 US Presidential Election, even allowing the use of one of her songs at rallies?
It was a systematic separation of blacks and whites in public places from 1900 to the 1960s.
What was the system of segregation in the USA?
He was the President that forced the abolition of slavery in 1863.
What major ruling/decision is Abraham Lincoln most renowned for?
Activities that are difficult to discover because they are meant to remain secret.
What does the word "hidden" refer to?
Its performers were initially often nicknamed starting with M.C.
How were rappers named?
She was criticised for doing the C-walk (a.k.a. Crip Walk), a dance move associated to street gangs of California.
What was Serena Williams criticised for doing after she had won the 2012 London Olympics?
This secret network helped free black slaves and lead them to Northern states or Canada.
What was the Underground Railroad (from 1820 to 1860)?
This secret network helped free black slaves and led them to northern states or Canada, using coded songs as clues.
What was the Underground Railroad?
This tool is a long thin piece of material such as leather or rope, fastened to a stiff handle. It is used for hitting people or animals.
What is a whip?
This genre is named after the first black-owned music recording company.
What was the Motown?
He was dressed as Uncle Sam, a famous symbol of America, and previously only as a white person.
What was Samuel L. Jackson's costume during his performance for the 2025 Super Bowl half-time?
It was voted in Congress in 1863 because President Abraham Lincoln hoped to end the fratricide US Civil War.
When was the Emancipation Proclamation / abolition of slavery voted in the US?
It was voted in Congress in 1863 because President Lincoln hoped to put an end to the US Civil War.
When was the Emancipation Proclamation / abolition of slavery voted in the USA?
It is the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground.
What is a burial?