Person, People or Peeps'
February chosen for Black History month because of "Freedom Fighter Frederick Douglass" and this person? _________ (the 16th President) were both born in this month.
President Abraham Lincoln.
Both men were born in the month of February, and both men played a role in the abolition of slavery.
The nickname given to this Michigan city (also known as "HitsVille USA")
Formed a blueprint for modern soul and pop successes, from girl groups to hit singer-songwriters
Motown!
These 4 colors were designated for Black History Month.....
The colors of Black History Month, combine the colors of the Pan-African flag and the Ethiopian flag
Red, Green, Yellow and Black
Born around 1864 in Diamond, Missouri
Known for groundbreaking research on peanuts and developed over 300 peanut-based products
Invented "Worcestershire Sauce"
George Washington Carver
The "network" used by enslaved black Americans to obtain their freedom in the 30 years before the Civil War (1860-1865)
Used many routes from states in the South, which supported slavery, to “free” states in the North and Canada
The Underground Railroad
A Canadian hockey player who eventually made history as the first Black Hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL)
On January 18, 1958, "He made history as the first Black hockey player to play a game in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins
He was blind in one eye!!
Willie O'Ree
Delivered the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863
Was assassinated by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth
President Abraham Lincoln
Since 1995, (this country) _________ has also marked Black History Month in the second month of the year
Canada
(10) 1,000 yard rushing seasons (football)
(8) All Pro selections
15,269 professional rushing yards in 10 seasons and 109 Touchdowns
Still holds the record for the most rushing yards in a season: 2,628
Barry Sanders
#20!
The first African American performer to host a variety television series in 1956.
Recorded "Unforgettable" in 1991 by his daughter Natalie Cole infusing his vocals into the recording.
Nat King Cole
Jackie Robinson was the first professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in this city? ____________
The first black school started in the Dumbo (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) area in 1812 in this city.
Brooklyn, New York
African American soldiers who mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War
The mustering and training of the (also known as) "9th Cavalry" took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, in August and September of 1866
Buffalo Soldiers
The first African American woman to serve in the military thanks to her work as a nurse for the Union Army
With the help of a lantern, "she" led raids that freed hundreds of enslaved people through the "Underground Railroad"
Harriet Tubman
This African American track and field athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games
This athlete was also known as "The Buckeye Bullet"
At the age of nine, "He" moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio from Alabama
Jesse Owens
A New Orleans native, from a neighborhood so poor that it was nicknamed “The Battlefield.”
An internationally famous jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and singer
The first Black American to star in a Hollywood movie with 1936’s Pennies from Heaven
Recorded "What a Wonderful World"
Louis Armstrong