Black History Month Inspiration
This person mailed himself in a box from Virginia to Pennsylvania.
Who is Henry Box Brown?
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."
Who is Malcolm X
This athlete protested against the Vietnam War and was stripped of his heavyweight boxing title championship in 1967.
Who was Muhammad Ali?
This was the year that the Civil Rights Act was passed.
A. 1963
B. 1966
C. 1964
C. What is 1964?
This movie portrayed the true story of 855 woman who were the first and only black Women's Army Corps to serve in Europe. They resolved a three-year mail backlog despite discrimination and terrible conditions.
Who are the Six Triple Eight?
The story with Katherine Johnson who worked for NASA and was very good in math.
What is the story Hidden Figures?
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."
Who was Maya Angelou
This person has won 24 world championship medals, 7 Olympic medals and has four gymnast skills named after her.
Who is Simone Biles?
This Amendment abolished slavery.
A. 19th Amendment
B. 5th Amendment
C. 13 Amendment
C . What is the 13th Amendment?
This is a 6 part series on Netflix that looks at the evolving and often lethal fight for equal rights in America. (Hosted by Will Smith)
A. The Fight For America
B. The Fight for USA
C. Fight For the United States of America
A. The Fight For America What is Amend: The Fight for America?
This woman was the poet at the inauguration for President Biden.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."
Who was James Baldwin?
This is Jackie Robinson's number?
A. 63
B 42
C. 56
What is 42?
These are the colors that represent the pan-African flag.
What is red, black and green.
This movie is a true story about the first all-Black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. (Denzel Washington was excellent in his role!)
What is Glory?
She was the first Black woman in space.
Who is Mae C. Jemison?
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This famous African American won 4 medals in the Berlin Olympics?
Who is Jesse Owens?
This era lasted 12 years before it was destroyed, destroying renewed power, economics, growth, and generational wealth.
A. Civil Rights Movement
B. Black Panther Movement
C. Reconstruction Era
What is the Reconstruction Era?
The film dramatizes Wilkerson's life as she researches caste systems in Germany, India, and the United States while writing Caste. Wilkerson is the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for journalism.
A. Origin
B. We Will not Forget
C. We are strong
This woman refused to give her seat to a white man before Rosa Parks.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
"In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute."
(first Black supreme court justice)
Who was Thurgood Marshall
This Black person is your favorite basketball player.
Who is: Any answer is accepted
This party started the first free breakfast program.
What is the Black Panther Party?
This movie had everyone singing "Aaron Pierre that's........"
What is Mufasa?