When did Black History Month start?
1970
What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom?
Who is Harriet Tubman
Who invented the elevator?
Who is Alexander Miles
Who was the first African American Olympian to win the all-around title in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas
His hits included When Doves Cry, Little Red Corvette, and Purple Rain
Prince
Who started Black History Month?
Carter J. Woodson
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
Who is Sidney Poitier
Who invented peanut butter?
Who is George Washington Carver
Who is known as the fastest man in the world?
Usain Bolt
She is known as the queen of soul.
Aretha Franklin
Who was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote?
False. It was an executive order by the president Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves.
Who invented the horse shoe?
Who is Oscar E. Brown
Who was the star of Black Panther?
Chadwick Boseman
His hits included All Along the Watchtower, Hey Joe and Voodoo Chile
Jimmy Hendrix
Who triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?
Rosa Parks
What was the name for his most famous speech?
"I Have a Dream"
Who invented the letter box?
Who is G.E. Becket
Who was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
Halle Berry
American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop"
Michael Jackson
Who was the first African American to travel into space?
Guion Stewart Bluford
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Who is Jackie Robinson
Who invented the traffic signal?
Who is Garret Morgan
Who was the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet?
Misty Copeland
Born on April 29, 1899 was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades.
Duke Ellington