As a 6-year-old, I entered an all-white school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This man had a dream that all people will be equal.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This sport was invented by a black man.
What is basketball?
This is the month of Black History Month
What is February?
These were the colleges and universities that were for black people only.
What are HBCU's?
This woman refused to give her seat to a white man.
Who is Rosa Parks?
He was the first black President.
Who is Barack Obama?
The first African American world heavyweight boxing champion.
Black History Month was chosen in February to coincide with the births of these two people? (You must have both people to get the points.)
Who is Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln?
What does segregation mean?
to seperate
This African American woman helped 300 slaves escape to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
He was the first African American Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The first African American to play a major sport. When this player joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, baseball was segregated.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
These are the colors that represent Black History Month.
What is red, green, black and yellow.
This is the first female African American Vice President
Who is Kamala Harris?
Where was Rosa Parks born?
Georgia
Alabama
Alabama
Where was Martin Luther King Jr born?
Atlanta
Alabama
Albany
Atlanta
The first man in history to set 3 Olympic records at the same time.
Who is Usain Bolt?
True or False: There is a theme every year for Black History month.
What happened to Rosa Parks after she would not give up her seat?
she was arrested
The first African American first lady was ....
Michelle Obama
An iconic jazz trumpeter who developed a style of playing jazz in the 1920's. His music still influences people today.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This African American basketball player played for the Chicago Bulls and won finals MVP 6 times.
Who is Michael Jordan?
The father of Black History month is.
Who is Carver Woodson?
What does boycott mean?
to stop buying or using for a specific reason