Major Events in History
Who gave the famous “I have a dream…” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What abolitionist and political activist rescued many slaves using a system of safe houses known as the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What was the name of the court case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Black History Month wasn’t always a month long and didn’t always have the same name. What was the original celebration that turned into Black History Month?
Negro History Week
The chef and restaurateur George Crum accidentally created this food after a customer sent back their fried potatoes.
The Potato Chip
What year did African Americans become free?
1865
What woman is famous for not giving up her seat at the front of a bus in Montgomery?
Rosa Parks
In 1961, activists took bus trips through the American South to protest segregated bus terminals. What were these protests called?
Freedom Rides
Black History Month is set in February to correlate with the birthdays of activist Frederick Douglass and which president?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the agricultural chemist who gave us peanut butter?
George Washington Carver
Which act outlawed segregation in public places?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who was the first openly African American man to play on a Major League Baseball team?
Moses Fleetwood Walker
(Jackie Robinson is often credited with this title, but he was actually the first African American on a Major League Baseball team to gain recognition.)
This gathering in 1963 included approximately 250,000 people in a march in Washington D.C, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. What was it called?
The March on Washington (For Jobs and Freedom)
This president officially recognized Black History Month in 1976.
President Gerald R. Ford
What famous kids toy did Lonnie Johnson invent?
The Super Soaker
What amendment gave African Americans the right to vote?
15th Amendment
Who was the first African American child to attend an all-white school?
Ruby Bridges
What was the (1967) court case that declared laws banning interracial marriage were unconstitutional?
Loving v. Virginia
Who was the historian, author, and journalist that initiated the first celebration of what we now know as Black History Month in 1926?
Carter G. Woodson
Charles R. Drew had major medical advancements that led to this?
Blood Bank
In what year did African Americans get the right to vote?
1870
Who was the first African American woman to become a licensed pilot?
Bessie Coleman
This was the type of protests that started on February 1st, 1960 and included black students sitting at lunch counters reserved for white students.
Sit-ins
Black History Month has a new theme each year. What is the theme of 2022?
Black Health and Wellness
Thomas Elkins created this very important “throne”, what is it?
The Modern Toilet