Black History Month Females
This woman refused to give her seat to a white man on a public transportation bus.
Who was Rosa Parks?
This man had a dream that all people will be equal.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
The first African-American athlete to win the masters golf tournament.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This is an annual celebration of the Black heroes in history.
What is Black History Month?
The first African American president.
Who is Barack Obama?
As a 6-year-old, she was the first to enter an all-white school.
Who was Ruby Bridges?
This artist developed his stage name as a reference to New York's J/Z Subway which has a stop in Brooklyn.
Who is Jay-Z?
This is the team Jackie Robinson played for.
Who were the Brooklyn Dodgers?
This is the month of Black History Month?
What is the month of February?
First African American woman to win the academy award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This Civil Rights pioneer helped 300 slaves escape to freedom using the "Underground Railroad".
Who was Harriet Tubman?
The first African American to play a major sport and joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, when baseball was segregated.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
Famous male celebrity who was nicknamed the King of Pop.
Who was Michael Jackson?
These are the colors that represent Black History Month.
What is red, green, black and yellow.
Discrimination against African Americans continued after Reconstruction is called...
What is Segregation?
African American female tennis player who has won 23 "Singles" Grand Slams titles.
Who is Serena Williams?
The first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, as well as the country's first black head of state.
Who was Nelson Mandela?
This was Jackie Robinson's number.
What is #42?
The man who founded Black History Month in 1976.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
The name of the laws that created a system of legal segregation.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
The first female African-American billionaire who has hosted her own show for over two decades and is heavily involved with philanthropic volunteering in low-income communities and schools.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This pioneer was an African American leader in the civil rights movement, minister, supporter of Black nationalism, and of the Muslim practices.
Who was Malcom X?
The year Tyler Perry launched his own television studio.
What was/is year 2006?
Famous female poet who wrote the poem "Still I Rise".
Who was Maya Angelou?
This African-American male pioneer did the following:
Believed equality could be gained by fighting for civil rights right now.
Founded the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Who was W.E.B. DuBois?