The New Orleans Tribune was the first Black daily newspaper and was founded in New Orleans in this year.

The operas A Guest of Honor and Treemonisha were written by this person in the early 1900s.

The Ritz Theater, located in Jacksonville, Florida's historic LaVilla district, was constructed in this year.

The television production of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman starred this actress who traced her family history from slavery to the Civil Rights era.

These Black soldiers were trained to become pilots in World War II. They were mostly assigned to Italy where they destroyed enemy planes. They were called this.

The North Star was a weekly newspaper founded by this abolitionist in 1847.

The Piano Lesson was one of the award-winning plays written by this Pulitzer Prize winner.

The somber song about a Black lynching victim hanging from a tree was the subject of Billie Holiday's first big hit was called this.

The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 destroyed this prosperous Black community.

These two sisters were born in 1980 and 1981, respectively. They are champions of Wimbledon and other major tennis tournaments.

The novel Cry the Beloved Country was the basis of this Broadway play.

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, recorded this many albums.

The son of a slave and French pirate's mate, this Haitian frontier explorer became a wealthy businessman, owning a large home, stable, barn, smokehouse, workshop, dairy, and trading post.

The University of the District of Columbia was organized by free Black women in 1865 under this name.

These were the first Black pilots to make a round-trip transcontinental flight.

The oil lubricating cup was invented by this Black American,

The rap album Rapper's Delight was recorded by this group.

The Stargell Foundation is recognized for this area of research.

This is the only Historically Black College and University (HCBU) in Kentucky.

This Alabama native sold burial insurance, opened a cemetery, made caskets, and was an undertaker, finally dying himself in 1996 at the age of 103.

The open letter, Letter from a Birmingham Jail, was written by this person.

The Resurrection of Lazarus was painted by this famous 19th century Black artist.

The subject of Scipio Africanus Moorhead's only surviving artwork is a portrait of this African American writer.

These artists who helped create the Funk music style were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

This amendment to the U.S. Constitution declared "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...shall exist within the United States." After initially being rejected by the House of Representatives, this amendment passed and was ratified in 1865, outlawing slavery.