Robert Purvis, who withheld his tax payment in protest, was born in this city and state.

These are the two years Reverend Jesse Jackson ran for President of the United States.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who won 6 Olympic track medals, was the first American woman to amass this many points in the heptathlon.

Juneteenth refers to this event.

The 8th Infantry Division was stationed in this country.

Garrett Morgan invented the traffic light in this year.

Jackie Wilson, who helped music transition from rhythm and blues into soul, was known by this title for his dynamic performances.

Kurt Schmoke was elected may of this city in 1987.

African Americans soldiers and runaways who died between 1864 and 1867 are interred at Arlington National Cemetery in this section.

John H. Johnson began publishing Ebony magazine in this year.

Jacksonville native Rodney L. Hurst Sr.'s book, It was Never About a Hotdog and a Coke! is a personal account of these two things.

Lewis Temple invented the toggle harpoon used by the whaling industry. This was his occupation.

The Little Rock Nine integrated Central High School in this state.

Initially popular with his jazz trio, he shifted to mainstream pop music and achieved international acclaim along with a bit of criticism for that shift and for playing for segregated clubs in the South. Name this popular entertainer whose variety show aired in 1956.

James Weldon Johnson was a member of this fraternity.

Lincoln University in Pennsylvania is the first institution of higher education founded for African Americans. These are three prominent alumni from the university.

Tunis Gulic Campbell was appointed to the Board of Registration in 1867 and elected as a state senator in this state.

Isaac Murphey was the first person to win this sporting even three times.

Julius Bledsoe created the role of Joe in the 1920 musical Show Boat. He made this song famous.

Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, originally named Ashmun Institute in honor of the first governor of Liberia, was founded by a pastor of this church in 1854.