Black History Month Trivia Week 1

THE FOUNDING OF THE NAACP

One of the most well-known stories of Black and White unity is the founding of the NAACP. Established in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was co-founded by Black leaders like W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells along with White allies like Mary White Ovington and Moorfield Storey to fight racial injustice.

Among its many contributions, the NAACP played a key role in sparking the Civil Rights Movement. In 1955, NAACP member Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, an act of defiance that ignited the Montgomery bus boycott. This landmark protest not only highlighted systemic racism but also elevated fellow NAACP member, Martin Luther King Jr.  to national prominence, cementing his place as a leader in the struggle for equality. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, made up of Black and White lawyers and scholars, played a pivotal role in litigating Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

Must answer all questions correctly:

1. Who was the White American Lawyer and Civil Rights Leader who served as the president of the NAACP from its founding in 1909 until his death in 1929.
2. What modern-day annual awards ceremony honors the outstanding achievements of Black entertainers in film, television, music and literature.
3. Which former NAACP Legal Defense Fund member later became a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?