Acronyms and expressions
What does HBCU stand for?
Historically black college and/or university
Who was the first black president?
Barack Obama
What year did Barack Obama become president of the U.S.?
2009
Who said "I have a Dream"?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which president signed the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Finish the expression: "One ____ don't stop no show!"
Monkey
Who was the first black major league baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
What year did Martin Luther King jr. get assassinated?
1968
Who said the famous quote "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
Muhammad Ali
What jersey number did Steve Mitchell wear for UAB? ANSWER CAREFULLY
14
This expression is often said when one does not agree with someone else's choices but is accepting of them.
"If you like it, I love it"
Who was the first black person to serve on the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
What year was slavery abolished?
1865
"_____ ______ is not my lover"
"Billie Jean"
Who was the first black person to win a Grammy?
Ella Fitzgerald
What does AAVE stand for?
African-American vernacular English
What is the birth name of Malcom X?
Malcom Little
What years did Steve Mitchell play for the UAB Blazers? (since y'all love him so much...)
1982-1986
"All I'm asking is for a little ____ when you get home"
Why is Black History Month celebrated in February?
Because it is the birth month of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
What does NAACP stand for?
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Who was the first black NBA player to win MVP?
Bill Russell
What year was the Montgomery bus boycott?
1955
"...Wade in the water, ___ _____ ____ ___ ___ ______"
"God's gonna trouble the water"
What is the name of the woman who was the first to be arrested for refusing to give her seat up on the bus?
Claudette Colvin