Arts
Along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, what type of music is played with the accordion?
Zydeco
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.
Spike Lee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Elmer Stoner
Moneta Sleet, Jr., became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize in photography for what picture?
a photo of Coretta Scott King and her daughter, Bernice, at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral
Moneta Sleet, Jr., became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize in photography for what picture?
a photo of Coretta Scott King and her daughter, Bernice, at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral
Who was born in Florence, Alabama in 1873 and is called “Father of the Blues”?
WC Handy
Who was the first Black American poet to be nationally recognized for his writing
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Who were the 1st and 2nd black actors to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role?
1963 - Sidney Poitier 2001 - Denzel Washington
What type of dance rhythm and movements did Katherine Dunham introduce in America?
African and Caribbean
How old was Langston Hughes when his poetry was first published?
19
Strongly influenced by Alice Walker's The Color Purple, what award-winning author created the enduring character of Easy Rawlins featured in a series of novels?
Walter Mosley
Whose screenplay, Georgia, Georgia, was the first original script by a Black women to be produced?
Maya Angelou
In 1939 Hattie McDaniel became the 1st female Black American actress to win an Academy Award for what film?
Gone With the Wind
This dancer-choreographer founded his own dance company in 1957 and developed Revelations, one of the best known, most often seen modern dance performances. Name him.
Alvin Ailey
Who were the 1st and 2nd black actors to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role?
1963 - Sidney Poitier 2001 - Denzel Washington
Who was the first Black American woman chosen as Miss America?
Vanessa Williams
Who wrote the anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
In what year did the first Broadway play written by a Black American woman open in New York?
1959
What is the name of the Pulitzer Prize winning book of poetry written by Gwendolyn Brooks?
Annie Allen
In 1905 the first black symphony was founded. What was it called?
Philadelphia Concert Orchestra
What is the name of the Harlem club where many famous Black American entertainers began their careers?
The Cotton Club
In 1905 the first black symphony was founded. What was it called?
Philadelphia Concert Orchestra
How old was Langston Hughes when his poetry was first published?
19
In 1988 Black American author Toni Morrison was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for what novel?
Beloved
What is the name of the Harlem club where many famous Black American entertainers began their careers?
The Cotton Club