Famous Black Leaders
Who was the first black Vice President of the United States?
Kamala Harris
Which Supreme Court case invalidated laws banning interracial marriages?
Loving v. Virginia
What products did Madam CJ Walker Manufacturing Company sell?
Cosmetics and hair care products
Who became the first African American to play Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Jackie Robinson
What is the name of the popular Creole dish that originated in Louisiana that combines African, French, and Spanish culinary influences to create a distinct flavor with a lot of ingredients?
Gumbo
Which activist refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man which fueled the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks (extra points for Claudette Colvin)
Which Supreme Court decision ruled that African Americans were not citizens?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Who discovered over 300 different uses for peanuts – including making cooking oil, axle grease and peanut butter?
George Washington Carver
Who defeated Sonny Liston in 1964 to become Heavyweight Champion of the World, a title he would regain two more times?
Muhammad Ali
What is a traditional bread made with cornmeal and is a beloved staple in Southern cooking?
Cornbread
Before he was elected president of the Unites States, Barack Obama served at a U.S Senator of which state?
Illinois
Where did Martin Luther King Jr deliver his 'I Have A Dream Speech'?
Washington, DC
Which African American inventor created the water gun also known as the Super Soaker in 1990?
Lonnie Johnson
Who was the 1st African American to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
John Taylor
How many decades has Hip Hop been around?
5
Who was the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives? She was elected in 1968 and represented the state of New York.
Shirley Chisholm
What was the name of the group of students in Arkansas that was prevented from attending a formerly segregated school in 1957?
The Little Rock 9
Which inventor created the original designs for the traffic light, which was patented in 1922?
Garrett Morgan
Who became the first African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908. He held onto the belt until 1915.
Jack Johnson
Who was the first Black artist to win a Grammy? (1958)
Ella Fitzgerald
Which African American historian, scholar, educator and publisher created 'Negro History Week' which later became Black History Month in 1976.
Carter G. Woodson
Which event was the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century and the subsequent social and artistic explosion that resulted. Lasting roughly from the 1910s through the mid-1930s, the period is considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance and art.
The Harlem Rennaissance
Which chef and restaurateur, is said to have unintentionally created the potato chip during the summer of 1853?
George Crum
Who was the 1st African American head coach in the NFL?
Fritz Pollard
According to legend, which notable Blues artist sold his soul to the devil?
Robert Johnson