Don't Know Much About History
Name 2 other countries that started recognizing Black History Month in the 20th century.
United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and the Netherlands
What landmark Supreme Court case was born out of 5 cases including Bolling v. Sharpe, Briggs v. Elliott, and Davis. v. County School Board?
Brown v. Board of Education
August 28, 1963
What is considered the birthplace of jazz?
New Orleans
What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife's full name?
Black History Month was first proposed by students and educators in 1969 at what Ohio university?
Kent State
U.S. Senator
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, what did she do for a living?
Seamstress at the Montgomery Fair department
What famous protest song was written by a Jewish American songwriter and popularized by one of the most famous jazz singers of all time?
"Strange Fruit," Billie Holiday (written by Abel Meeropol)
Who sings the famous love song "Caught Up in the Rapture"?
Anita Baker
What famous Black female poet and memoirist said the following?
“Won’t it be wonderful when Black history, and Native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history."
Maya Angelou
In what decade did the first African Americans serve in Congress?
1870s; Senator Hiram Revels and Representative Joseph Rainey
Who founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Malcolm X
Lauryn Hill
Where did Michelle and Barack Obama meet?
Black History Month is in February because it's the birth month of two men involved in the emancipation of enslaved people. Name both men.
Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass
Who was the first Black woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for president?
Shirley Chisholm
What Black woman led the anti-lynching movement, bringing attention to Black woman victims as well?
Ida B. Wells
In 2015, Viola Davis became the first Black woman to win an Emmy for lead actress in a drama for her work on what killer hit?
How to Get Away with Murder
What 2018 film featuring a Black love story was based off of a James Baldwin novel?
If Beale Street Could Talk
What is the Black History Month theme for 2024? (Hint: 3 words "--- --- and the ---)
African Americans and the Arts
Who are the only three Black justices to have served on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall, Clarence Thomas, Ketanji Brown Jackson
First Black labor union; railroad workers
Which Black female author wrote "The Bluest Eye"?
Toni Morrison
Which Black celebrity couple has the largest combined net worth?
Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham