Inventor
Invented traffic light
Who is Garrett Morgan
Refused to give up seat on bus
Who is Rosa Parks
City where slaves were told they were free on June 19, 1865
Galveston
Emancipation Proclamation date
What is January 1, 1863
Negro National Anthem
What is Lift Every Voice and Sing
Who is Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Pioneer of modern blood bank
Who is Charles Drew
Person known as Black Moses. Used the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman
Church where MLK preached his first sermon
What is Ebenezer Baptist Church
When did Carter G Woodson launch Negro History Week
What is February 7, 1926
Anthem of civil rights movement-sung in many marches
What is “We Shall Overcome”
Who is Mahalia Jackson
Carbon light bulb filament
Who is Lewis Latimer
This person had a dream
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Name of location and city where MLK was assassinated
What is Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee
Civil Rights Act was signed in what year
What is 1964
Song sang in support of MLK birthday become a national holiday
What is “Happy Birthday”
Who is Stevie Wonder
Improved Ironing Board
Who is Sarah Boone
Developed cosmetics and hair care products for black women
Who is Madam C J Walker
Place where blacks were attacked and homes and businesses destroyed in Greenwood District
What is Tulsa race massacre in Greenwood District Tulsa Oklahoma
Year Thurgood Marshall was appointed to Supreme Court
What is 1967
Lyrics: We've been baked and we’ve been scorned We’ve been treated bad, talked about as sure as you’re born
What is “Say it Loud-I’m Black and I’m proud”
Who is James Brown
Responsible for peanut butter
Who is George Washington Carver
First African American President
Who is President Barack Obama
Church where 4 African American girls were bombed
What is 16th Street Baptist Church
Year voting rights act signed into law banning racial discrimination practices in voting
What is 1965
Lyrics: “black bodies swinging in the Southern breeze. Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees”
What is Strange Fruit-Billy Holiday