1st African American
Who was the first African American in space?
Guion Steward Bluford Jr.
What was Malcolm X's birth name?
What is Malcolm Little
He changed his name after becoming a member of the Nation of Islam.
Why did Carter G. Woodson pick February as the celebration of Black History Month?
What is because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced the black American population
~ Frederick Douglass, who escaped slavery and became an abolitionist and civil rights leader; though his birthday is unknown he celebrated it on February 14.
~ President Abraham Lincoln, who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which abolished slavery in America's confederate states; he was born on February 12.
Who became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Havard?
W.E.B. DuBois
Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?
What is Harriet Tubman
She was an escaped slave who made 19 trips back to the South in order to free over 300 people despite a $40,000 reward on her head.
Why did Maya Angelou stop celebrating her birthday?
What is Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on Maya Angelou's birthday April 4th and decided to stop celebrating her birthday for years afterward but sent flowers to King's widow, Coretta Scott King, for more than 30 years until Coretta's death in 2006.
Who was the first African American published poet?
Phillis Wheatley
in 1808, A bill signed into law that made it illegal to import slaves into the USA. Which President signed the bill?
What is Thomas Jefferson
How did Thurgood Marshall remember the Constitution?
What is Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall said that he was punished for misbehaving in school and was forced to recite the Constitution thus remembering it.
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until October 1991
What U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
Lyndon B. Johnson
The act was pushed through Congress largely on the strength of Kennedy's memory.
Who established the Freedom Bank?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first African American to earn a Bachelor's Degree?
What is Alexander Lucius Twilight
Who created Black History Month?
What is Carter G. Woodson
He organized the first Negro History Week Celebration on the second week of February in 1926. The week celebration eventually became a month-long celebration which is now known as Black History Month.
What was Sojourner Truth's real name?
Isabella Baumfree