Honoring Black Voices Through History

Who was the first African American woman to own a major American beauty company?

What year did the Civil Rights Act become law?

What year did Martin Luther King Jr. win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Who is known as the "King of Pop" and broke racial barriers in music?

Which African American musician is often referred to as “The Queen of Soul”?

Which landmark Supreme Court decision in 1954 declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

What is the name of the first African American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Which civil rights leader delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech?

Who was the first African American woman to travel into space?

What was the name of the organization founded by W.E.B. Du Bois to fight for civil rights?

What city is known as the birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance?

Which of these African American athletes was the first to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball?

What was the main goal of the Black Panther Party when it was founded in 1966?

Which prominent African American educator founded Tuskegee Institute?

What was the name of the social movement led in the 1960s and 1970s to fight for civil rights and equality?

Who was the famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

What is the name of the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

Who founded the Negro National League, the first professional African American baseball league?

Who was known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement"

Which African American athlete won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics?

Which African American woman became the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in tennis?

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

Who was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress?

Who was the first African American to be awarded a patent in the U.S.?

Which African American man invented the traffic light?