Foods
A bean originating in Ethiopia that became a massive hit when introduced to the American people through the slave trade
What is Coffee?
The first African American president of the United States
Who is Barack Obama?
The year Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech
What is 1963?
Invented 300 ways to utilize the peanut
Who is George Washington Carver?
King of Pop
Who is Michael Jackson?
A dish created by the Gullah Geechee that has since gone on to become a Charleston and southern staple
What is Shrimp and Grits?
Famous conductor on the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The year that President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
What is 1863?
Inventor of the 3-way traffic light
Who is Garrett Morgan?
The first African American woman to headline Coachella
Who is Beyoncé?
A native ingredient in West African cuisine that was brought to America by enslaved populations and was looked down upon by slavers as being animal food
What are Black-Eyed Peas?
the first Black man to be signed by a Major League baseball team
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The year the Civil Rights Act was legalized
What is 1964?
Inventor of the SuperSoaker
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
The Queen of Soul
Who is Aretha Franklin?
An African plant that came over to the U.S during the Transatlantic Slave Trade and became a staple in the Creole dish Gumbo
What is "ki ngombo" (Angolan) or, as it is most commonly known, Okra?
Known as the Human Computer
Who is Dorothy Johnson Vaughan?
The year that interracial marriage was legalized in the U.S
What is 1967?
Inventor of the Home Security System
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
The first rap song to win Grammy Awards for Song and Record of the Year in 2019
What is This is America by Childish Gambino?
A food that was traditionally eaten by enslaved Africans and is also a code word for a venue that was safe for African Americans to perform music
What is Chitlins?
The first African American millionaire
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
The year Black History week began
What is 1926?
Inventor of Automatic Elevator Doors
Who is Alexander Miles?
African American Music Appreciation Month
What is June?