Who Am I?
I helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States when I refused to give up my seat to a white passenger on a bus in 1955. My actions inspired the leaders of the local Black community to organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who was Rosa Parks?
I was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until my assassination in 1968. I worked for racial equality and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
These are the colors that represent Black History Month.
What is red, green, black, and yellow?
Born Cassius Clay, he is the self-proclaimed greatest of all time in boxing and is know for rhymes like "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee".
Who was Muhammad Ali?
Where is the birthplace of Jazz?
What is New Orleans?
I was born in Hawaii, but grew up in Chicago. I served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008, and previously worked as a civil rights lawyer before entering politics. I later in life held a very important position. I became the first African American to be elected for the job.
Who is Barack Obama?
At age 6, I embarked on a historic walk to school as the first African American student to integrate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana. I ate lunch alone and sometimes played with my teacher at recess, but I never missed a day of school that year.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
True or False? There is a theme every year for Black History Month?
What is true?
The Black History Month 2023 theme, "Black Resistance," explores how African Americans have resisted historic and ongoing oppression, in all forms, since the nation's earliest days.
This tennis star has won 23 major singles titles, the most by any man or woman in the Open Era. The Women's Tennis Association ranked her world No. 1 in singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and 2017. She has competed at three Olympics and won four gold medals.
Who is Serena Williams?
Who was the star in the movie Black Panther?
Who was Chadwick Boseman?
I helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
I am the current and 49th vice president of the United States of America. I made history as the first woman and Black American to ever hold the position.
Who was Kamala Harris?
True or False? The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote.
What is false?
He was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball, joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
This King of Pop told you to change the world by starting with the man in the mirror.
Who was Michael Jackson?
When I was 15, I refused to move to the back of the bus and give up my seat to a white passenger — nine months before Rosa Parks did the very same thing. My bravery helped pave the way for Rosa Parks who later followed suit, which eventually led to the Montgomery Bus Boycotts.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
I am the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, as well as the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate. I spoke at President Biden's inauguration.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
This federal holiday happens on June 19th and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States..
What is Juneteenth?
In 1997, he was the first African American professional golfer to win the Masters Golf Tournament.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This book and movie profiled four women whose work as mathematicians played an important role in the US space program.
What is Hidden Figures?
I became the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to my judicial service, I was an attorney who fought for civil rights. My most important courtroom victory was in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education, which rejected the separate but equal doctrine and held segregation in public education to be unconstitutional.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
I was a poet who became a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. This was a period of great creativity among African American artists. My poems portray the joys and hardships of African Americans and often contain jazz rhythms.
What was Langston Hughes?
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States in 1865.
What is the 13th Amendment?
Who was the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet?
Who is Misty Copeland?
This Marvel movie made 842 million making it the sixth-highest grossing movie of 2022.
What is Wakanda Forever?