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Who said "The time is always right to do what is right"?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which African American was elected president of the United States in 2008?
Barack Obama
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Tiger Woods
This movie sported the catchphrase, "Wakanda Forever!"
Black Panther
What was Maya Angelou's first body of work?
I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing
Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Harriet Tubman
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Rosa Parks
African American Tennis player who has won 23 Grand Slam titles
Serena Williams
Who is known as the "King of Pop"?
Michael Jackson
a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
Juneteenth
Which famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?
Muhammed Ali
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Muhammed Ali
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Beyonce Knowles
Black History month is celebrated in February to honor this prominent black American
Fredrick Douglass
Who said "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?
Morgan Freeman
In what year was slavery abolished in The United States
1865
This is the first African American in any major league sport in the US and played for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
Who is the renowned author of numerous ground-breaking novels, including Kindred, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower.
Octavia E. Butler
A Southwest African ruler who served as queen in 1624 of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba, located in present-day northern Angola.
Queen Nzinga
Who said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."?
Maya Angelou
In what year were the first Africans brought to America to work as slaves?
1619
How many NBA championships did Michael Jordan win with the Chicago Bulls?
One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the second highest-grossing actor of all time.
Samuel L. Jackson
Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
Ketanji Brown