JUNETEENTH & OUR ANCESTORS
WHAT PRESIDENT ISSUED THE FREEDOM OF SLAVES?
Abraham Lincoln
I BECAME THE 44TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
BARACK OBAMA
WHAT MONTH IS BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATED?
FEBRUARY
THIS ATHLETE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO PLAY IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
JACKIE ROBINSON
WHO GAVE THE "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH DURING THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON?
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
WHAT YEAR DID SLAVERY END?
1865
THIS WOMAN IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN VICE PRESIDENT OF THE United States
KAMALA HARRIS
SHE IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO BECOME A BILLIONAIRE, AND ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN ENTERTAINMENT
OPRAH WINFREY
SHE IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN AND FEMALE TO BECOME A SELF-MADE MILLIONAIRE SELLING AFRICAN AMERICAN HAIR CARE PRODUCTS
MADAME CJ WALKER
THIS PERSON REFUSED TO GIVE UP HER SEAT ON THE BUS
ROSA PARKS
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE ROUTE USED BY SLAVES IN THE SOUTH TO ESCAPE NORTH TO CANADA?
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
HE IS A JAMAICAN SPRINTER, AND KNOWN AS "THE FASTEST MAN IN THE WORLD" IN THE OLYMPICS
USAIN BOLT
HE IS CONSIDERED THE "GREATEST OF ALL TIME" AND CREATED THE JORDAN BRAND FOR NIKE
MICHAEL JORDAN
SHE IS AN AMERICAN POET AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, AND MOST FAMOUS FOR HER MEMOIR "I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRDS SING"
MAYA ANGELOU
AS A CHILD, SHE INTERGRATED AN ALL-WHITE SCHOOL IN THE SOUTH
RUBY BRIDGES
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATES THE SIGNING OF WHAT EXECUTIVE ORDER?
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
HE IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO OWN AND HEAD A MAJOR FILM PRODUCTION STUDIO, AND HE HAS THE LARGEST STUDIO IN THE U.S THAT'S SETTLED ON AN OLD ARMY BASE IN ATLANTA
TYLER PERRY
SHE WAS THE HEAD OF THE "BLACK CABINET" DURING ROOSEVELT'S PRESIDENCY, AND OPENED A HBCU
MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE
HE INVENTED THE STOP LIGHT AND THE GAS MASK
GARRETT MORGAN
HE WAS A AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSLIM AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST THAT SUPPORTED "BLACK NATIONALISM", BUT LATER CHANGED HIS VIEWS AND HIS NAME TO EL-HAJJ MALIK AL-SHABAZZ
HE WAS A SLAVE THAT LED THE ONLY EFFECTIVE "SLAVE REBELLION" IN SOUTH HAMPTON, VIRGINIA
NAT TURNER
SHE IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN A GRAND SLAM SINGLES TITLE IN "TENNIS"
SERENA WILLIAMS
HIS PRODUCTION COMPANY IS "40 ACRES AND A MULE", AND FAMOUS FOR HIS FILMS: SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT, CROOKLYN, DO THE RIGHT THING, SCHOOL DAZE, AND CHIRAQ
SPIKE LEE
MUHAMMAD ALI
THIS ORGANIZATION WAS CREATED TO ENSURE AFRICAN AMERICANS HAD EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: HOUSING, EDUCATION, VOTING, RIGHTS, TRANSPORTATION ETC...
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP)