History
The 44th president of the United States?
Who is Barack Obama
After refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person, she was arrested.
Who is Rosa Parks
He was the first African American baseball player?
Who is Jackie Robinson
The first African American woman to go into space
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison
What does BHM stand for?
Black History Month
"My life belongs to the struggle,”-
Who is Angela Davis?
He gave one of his famous speeches during the March on Washington: he said "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Famous athlete said "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
Who is Muhammad Ali?
The first African American female millionaire?
Who is Madame CJ. Walker?
What is the month of Feburary?
Black History Month
"Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."?
Who is Maya Angelou
Turned into a lifeline for black America. He embraced Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad’s teachings of black empowerment and self-sufficiency. Hint: 1965 assassination
Who is Malcolm X
Lakers player #24
Who is Kobe Bryant ?
She was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on 14 November 1960
Who is Ruby Nell Bridges
Martin Luther King birthday.
What is January 20th?
This president declarated that all slaves would be permanently freed in all areas of the Confederacy.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
She escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist. She led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman
He was unarguably a terrific athlete, & his impact to sports was felt well beyond the basketball court. Apart from his records, perhaps his most legendary impact was as one of the fiercest competitors the sports world has ever seen. He is known as one the greatest Basketball Players to ever play.
Who is Michael Jordan
The name of group of the 9 black teenagers to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Who are the "Little Rock Nine"
What year was slavery abolished in America?