Black History Month Females
As a 6-year-old, she became the first Black child to attend an all-white school in Louisiana.
Ruby Bridges
He was the 44th president
Barack Obama
She is known as the GOAT in tennis winning 23 grand slams
Serena Williams
True or False: Black history month in celebrated in February as a random choice
False it was meant to coincide with Abraham Lincoln’s birthday and Frederick Douglass birthday
True or false: MLK Jr. first delivered his I have a dream speech in Detroit
True
This woman refused to give her bus seat to a white man.
Rosa Parks
First black military Airmen who fought in WWII
Tuskegee Airmen
Who was nicknamed the "Black Mamba" whose most famous quote was "Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving, You have to keep going. Put one foot in front of the other, smile, and just keep rolling."
Who is Kobe Bryant?
True or false: Black history month is only celebrated in the US
False
He founded Motown records in Detroit, which was the most successful label in the 60’s and 70‘s
Berry Gordy
This African American woman helped 300 slaves escape to freedom.
Harriet Tubman
Sometimes Known as the greatest black inventor, inventing over 300 uses for the peanut
George Washington Carver
He was the first black man to win 4 gold medals in track and field at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Jesse Owens
fun fact: he also broke 4 world records within 45 minutes while attending OSU competing at the big 10 championship hosted by UofM
These are the colors that represent Black History Month.
What are red, green, black and yellow?Black=resilience
Red=the blood of innocent black lives shed throughout history
Yellow= optimism, equality and justice
Green= rich greenery
True or false: The Charles H Wright Museum first started in the home of Charles H Wright
True! He was an OBGYN that started the Intrernational Afro American Museum in 1965 in his home on W Grand Blvd to preserve and honor black history. It grew into a larger space and in 1997 became the Charles H Wright Museum. At the time it was the largest African American museum
She was the first female self made millionaire creating cosmetics and hair care for women
Madame CJ Walker
Known as one of the most infamous leaders in black history and civil rights
Martin Luther King Jr
He became the first black coach in the NBA in 1966. And was the first to win a championship
Bill Russell
True or False: There is a theme every year for Black History month.
What is TRUE?
2024 theme African Americans and Arts
True or false: Detroit was A stop on the Underground Railroad
True
She was the first black woman to win an EGOT ( Emmy,Grammy, Oscar,Tony) in 2002
Whoopi Goldberg
This African American leader in the civil rights movement was also a minister and supporter of Black nationalism.
Malcolm X
She was the first black gold medalist in the all around in gymnastics at the 2012 Olympics
Gabby Douglas
He is known as the father of black history, creating black history week which later became Black History Month in 1976
Carter G. Woodson
True or False Rosa Parks lived in Detroit
True. She moved to Detroit in 1957 following the Montgomery boycott. She lived in Detroit until 2005 when she passed.