Women in Black History
As a 6 year old she entered an all white school as a symbol of the civil rights movement and the end of segregation
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This man had a dream that all people will be equal
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This Amendment abolished slavery
What is the 13th?
This Inventor created the hot comb
Who is Madam CJ Walker?
This Black artist is the most streamed artist of all time on spotify
Who is Drake?
This woman refused to give her seat to a white man on the bus in 1955 in Montgomery, AL.
Who is Rosa Parks?
He was the first black President of the United States
Who is Barack Obama?
This is the year the Emancipation Proclamation was written
What is 1863?
This man is responsible for the creation of Peanut Butter
Who is George Washington Carver?
This person was the first black rapper to win a Grammy
Who is Will Smith?
She helped 300 slaves escape to freedom
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The first African American to play in MLB. When this player joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, baseball was segregated.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Laws that created a system of legal segregation
What are Jim Crow laws?
This black creator invented the first mobile refrigerator
Who is Fredrick Jones?
This is the best selling album by a black artist in the 21ST century
What is Confessions by Usher?
The first Black Vice President of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris?
He played T'Challa in Black Panther
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
He is the leader of the Harlem Renaissance and a great poet, activist, novelist and playwright. One poem he wrote is, "Dream Deferred"
Who is Langston Hughes?
This black inventor is responsible for the first pc (personal computer)
Who is Mark Dean?
This is the first female rapper to have a diamond certified album
Who is Lauryn Hill?
She wrote the poem "Still I Rise" and the book, I know why the caged bird sings
Who is Maya Angelou?
The first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, as well as the country's first Black Head of State
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This historian started Negro History Week, later named Black History Month in 1976. He was also notably the 2nd African American to graduate from Harvard University with a doctorate degree
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
This man created the traffic light and the gas mask
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This artist has the highest selling album of all time
Who is Michael Jackson?