Civil Rights Leaders
Who was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Who is Rosa Parks?
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
He broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This artist is known as the "King of Pop" and is famous for hits like "Thriller" and "Billie Jean."
Who is Michael Jackson?
Who is Hye Yu's favorite politician?
Barack Obama
This man delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
The year the Civil Rights Act was signed into law.
What is 1964?
This boxer was the first to win the heavyweight title three times.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This legendary singer and civil rights activist is known for her powerful voice and songs like "Strange Fruit."
Who is Billie Holiday?
What is one thing Hye Yu cannot live without?
An Iphone
She was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This 1896 Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This tennis player won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history.
Who is Serena Williams?
This jazz musician is often referred to as the "Satchmo" and is famous for his innovative trumpet playing and songs like "What a Wonderful World."
Who is Louis Armstrong?
What does Hye Yu prefer - deep dish or thin crust?
Thin-Crust
This woman was a prominent civil rights activist and the first African American woman to run for president in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This 1965 act aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans and was a direct response to the Selma to Montgomery marches.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
This basketball player is known as "His Airness" and won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This legendary singer is known for her powerful voice and the song "Respect," becoming a symbol of the civil rights movement.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
What is Hye Yu's favorite Chicago neighborhood?
Bowmanville
This lawyer argued the Brown v. Board of Education case before the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This landmark Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This golfer was the first African American to win the Masters Tournament in 1997.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This artist is known as the "Godfather of Soul" and is famous for his energetic performances and songs like "I Got You (I Feel Good)."
Who is James Brown?
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