Civil Rights
Whose 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 said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Who is Harriet Tubman
What famous African American athlete was the first to tour on the PGA circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali
He is known as the "King of Pop." His "Thriller" album has sold more records than any other in history
Who is Michael Jackson
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I have a dream" speech?
Lincoln Memorial, during the March on Washington in August 1963
Who said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."?
Who is Maya Angelou
Who is the first African American to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
Californian blues belter whose exquisite recordings have wafted into jazz and soul from the 1950s into the 21st Century. She also took the country by storm with her song At Last
Who is Etta James
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Who is Malcolm X?
“The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.”
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
Whos is the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?
Who is Madame CJ Walker
He is the founder of the Motown Record Corporation
Who is Berry Gordy
This was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”
Who is Langston Hughes
Who was the first African American congressional Medal of honor winner?
Who is Sgt. William H. Carney for his bravery during the Civil War
In May 1851, she gave her most famous speech "Ain't I a woman?" to a woman's rights convention in Akron, OH.
Who is Sojourner Truth
This Woman began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin's church as a child. She then became a role model and created the song RESPECT.
Who is Patti Labelle
In 1957, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus called out his state's National Guard to block these students from entering high school.
Who were the Little Rock Nine
“I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”
Who is Michael Jordan
Who was the first African-American commissioned officer above the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army?
Who is Major Martin R. Delaney (1865)
On March 11 1959 her 'A Raisin in the Sun' became the first play on Broadway written by a black woman
Who is Lorraine Hansberry
This artist is the founding father of Funk ,and God-father of Soul and a major figure of the 20th century.
Who is James Brown