Important Dates
The year of the first European ship transport carrying the first batch of Africans to America
What is 1618?
Great boxer of the 1960s. Refused to fight in Vietnam. Then a controversial decision, he later became widely admired as a principled figure of great stature.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
The location of the National Museum of African American History & Culture
What is Washington D.C?
I am an activist in the civil rights movement best known for my pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored me as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".
Who is Rosa Parks?
The Michael Jackson music video gets replayed more than any other music video at Halloween time
What is Thriller?
The year that the celebration of Black History Month was launched
What is 1926?
Won four Olympic Golds at ‘Hitler’s Olympics’, Berlin 1936. He maintained a dignified stance on civil rights, despite enduring discrimination during his life.
Who is Jessie Owens?
The location of the MLK National Historical Park
What is Atlanta, Georgia?
I became the first Black head coach in NFL history to lead my team to a Super Bowl when I guided the Bears to a 39-14 victory over the New Orleans Saints in the 2006 NFC Championship Game at Soldier Field
Who is Lovie Smith?
The Underground Railroad was an actual railroad. True or False?
What is False?
When MLK gave his infamous "I Have a Dream Speech"
What is September 9th, 1965
Spent most of his life campaigning for an end to apartheid in South Africa. After over 20 years in prison, he was released and was able to be the first elected President in post-apartheid, South Africa.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
The location of the American Jazz Museum
What is Kansas City?
I received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s work as a United Nations mediator in the Palestine conflict.
Who is Ralph Bunche?
"Ain't No Stopping Us Now" A platinum hit by Gene McFadden and John Whitehead was known as...
What is the Black National Anthem?
When the NAACP was founded
What is February 12th, 1909?
The 1st Black Congresswoman
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
The Tulsa race massacre, also known as the Tulsa race riot or the _____ __________ massacre, was a two-day-long massacre that took place between May 31 – June 1, 1921
What is Black Wall Street?
I developed the first automatic clothes dryer that used a series of suspension rods over a specifically designed stove to dry clothes. My design was used up until the late 1930s when the use of gas and electric dryers began.
Who is George T. Sampson?
An organization that was originally founded for black youth
What is YMCA?
The year that the last northern state abolished slavery
What is 1865?
African American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights
Who is Bayard Rustin?
The location of the oldest black town
What is Eatonville, Florida?
I am a chef and restaurateur that is said to have unintentionally created the potato chip during the summer of 1853
Who is George Crum?
The first war in which black men could serve in every branch of the military
What is WWII?