Popular Figures
Refused to give up their seat on the bus?
Who is Rosa Parks
They were elected as president of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What year were black people able to OFFICIALLY vote?
100 Bonus: What Amendment caused it?
1965
Bonus: The 15th Amendment
Where was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. born?
100 Bonus: When was he born?
Atlanta, GA
Bonus: January 15th
In Selma, What are poll taxes?
Fees paid to vote
They owned a plantation named Monticello
Who is Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the organization founded by W.E.B DuBois
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Who is the first black president in the U.S.?
Who is Barack Obama
First black superhero in marvel
Black Panther, T'Challa
In Princess in the Frog, What's Tiana's life dream?
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?
Who is Madame CJ Walker
Name 1 of the 4 founding members that are black in the NAACP
100 Bonus: Name an additional one
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Archibald Grimke, and Mary Church Terrell
What was the name of the test that kept black people from voting in America
What are literacy tests
How many siblings did Malcolm X have?
10
What movie did Kevin Hart and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson STAR in together?
What is Central Intelligence
He escaped from slavery and became a famous speaker
Who is Frederick Douglass
What became a federal holiday in 2021?
What is Juneteenth
Name one CURRENT black Supreme Court Justice member
Clarence Thomas or Ketanji Brown Jackson
Who was the richest person ever in history?
Who is Mansa Musa
In Hidden Figures, who was the president?
Who is John F. Kennedy
The first person to refuse to give up their seat on the bus?
Who is Claudette Colvin
What year did the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM) Start?
200 Bonus: How many people started it?
2013
Bonus: 3
Who was the first African American to have served in the U.S. Senate
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels
What year was Black History Month officially recognized?
1976
What was Harriet Tubman's original name?
Who is Araminta "Minty" Ross