Important Dates
The year Barack Obama became the first Black president
What is 2008?
A famous write/poet that was famous for 1969 autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou?
The baseball team Jackie Robinson played for
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
The first black child to integrate into an all-white school
Who is Ruby Bridges?
Who is Muhammad Ali?
The year gave his famous "I Have A Dream Speech"
What is 1963?
Extremely influential jazz vocalist know for her songs "God Bless the Child" and "Strange Fruit"
Who is Billie Holiday?
Michael Jordan's uniform number
What is 23?
Agricultural scientist responsible for the invention of over 500 new products made from peanuts and sweet potatoes
Who is George Washington Carver?
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter"
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The year the Civil Rights act, through which segregation on the grounds of race, religion or national origin was banned, was passed
What is 1964?
The first Black artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year
Who is Stevie Wonder?
The first American woman to win three hold medals at a single Olympics
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
The world's first licensed black aviator
Who is Bessie Coleman?
"We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek"
Who is Barack Obama?
The year Black History Month was deemed a "national observance"?
What is 1976?
Singer and jazz pianist that was the first Black American to host a TV show
Who is Nat King Cole?
The first African American to win gold in the Olympics
Who is John Taylor?
First Black congresswoman
Who is Shirley Chisolm?
"If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down, these women together ought to be able to turn it right again"
Who is Sojourner Truth?
The year President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
What is 1863?
The first African American to win an Oscar in 1940
Hattie McDaniels
Number of Grand Slam titles won by Serena Williams
What is 23?
LGBTQ rights activist that initiated resistance on the night police raided the Stonewall Inn
Who is Marsha P Johnson?
"I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up"
Who is Rosa Parks?