ELM BSU: Black History and Black Culture

Which genre of music, originating in the African American communities became one of the most influential music genres

Ida B. Wells was an early leader in the civil rights movement and was also a journalist who campaigned against lynching

James Baldwin was a prominent figure in both the Civil Rights Movement and literature, known for his novels and essays.

Which principle of Kwanzaa, focuses on collective work and responsibility, encouraging people to build communities?

Harriet Tubman helped lead more than 300 enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad

Nat Turners rebellion was successful and completely ended slavery.

How many Africans are estimated to have been forcibly transported to the Americas during the Atlantic Slave Trade?

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution immediately ended slavery in all states, without exception

Nat Turner led a famous slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831, which resulted in the deaths of over 50 white people

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that focused SOLEY on literature, art, and music

Frederick Douglass was born into a rich family but still became a prominent abolitionist, writer, and speaker

Who was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature?

Which African American artist is credited with helping to popularize the visual art movement known as "Afrofuturism”