Black Historical Figures
Which civil rights leader had a dream that all people would be equal?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What amendment to the Constitution banned slavery?
The 13th Amendment
Who is Serena Williams?
An African American tennis player
Who is named the King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
Who invented peanut butter and over 200 products derived from the peanut?
Which civil rights leader was a minister for the Nation of Islam and a supporter of Black Nationalism?
Malcolm X
What was the Great Migration, which occurred between 1910 and 1970?
A period were African Americans left the South to flee racial violence and search for economic opportunities.
Who was the first African American in the Major Leagues?
Jackie Robinson
Who is the author of the poem, - "Still I Rise"?
Maya Angelou
Though Thomas Edison is recognized as the inventor of the light bulb, which African American inventor created the filament that enabled indoor lighting?
Lewis Latimer
Who was an African American evangelist, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and author who helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Booker T. Washington was the founder and President of what educational institution?
Tuskegee University
Who played for the Los Angeles Lakers for 12 years and built the popularity of the NBA until he retired in 1991 due to his HIV diagnosis?
"Magic" Irving Johnson
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Prize in Literature?
Toni Morrison
Who invented the gas mask & the 3-way traffic light?
Garrett A. Morgan
Which African American leader believed equality could be gained through economic independence rather than civil rights?
Booker T. Washington
What period was considered the golden age of African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance, and art between the 1910s and 1930s?
The Harlem Renaissance
Which famous African American won 4 medals in the Berlin Olympics?
Jesse Owens
Double Jeopardy - Which Harlem Renaissance poet wrote the following poem:
Langston Hughes
Who was the 1st female African American self-made millionaire in American history?
Madam C. J. Walker
Who was the first African American woman who refused to give her seat to a white man?
Claudette Colvin
Who were the African American soldiers who primarily fought Native Americans in the West after the Civil War?
The Buffalo Soldiers
Who was the first African-American to win the masters golf tournament?
Tiger Woods
Who became the first female African American published author at 12 years old?
Phillis Wheatley
What was the name of Marcus Garvey's Shipping Company, which was owned and operated entirely by Black people?
Black Star Line