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100

Which civil rights leader delivered the "I have a Dream" speech?

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.

100

Who was the first black President of the United States?

Who is Barack Obama

100

Who is known as the "Queen of soul"?

Aretha Franklin

100

Who was known as the "Greatest" Boxer?

Muhammad Ali

100

Who founded black history month?

Carter G. Woodson


200

Who refused to give up their seat on a bus in 1955?

Who is Rosa Park

200

Who was the first black Supreme Court of Justice?

Thurgood Marshall

200

Which poet wrote "Still I rise"?

Maya Angelou

200

Which tennis star has won the most grand slam singles titles in the open era?

Who is Serena Willams

200

In what year did black history month become a national observance?

1976

300

Who was the first black woman elected to the U.S Congress?

Shirley Chisholme

300

Who was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

Who is Alice Coachman

300

Who was the first black actor to win an Academy Award?

Hattie McDaniel

300

Who broke major league baseball's colour barrier?

Who is Jackie Robinson

300

What Supreme Court case ended legal segregation in public schools?

Brown v Board of education

400

Who was a key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington?

Who is Bayard Rustin

400

Who was the first black woman pilot?

Who is Bessie Coleman

400

Who was the first black woman to win an academy award for best actress?

Halle Berry      

400

Which basketball player won six NBA championship with the Chicago Bulls?

Who is Michael Jordan

400

Who was known as the "Moses of her people"?

Who is Harriet Tubman

500

This leader of the Black Power Movement advocated for black pride and self-reliance, associated with the Nation of Islam and Black Panthers?

Malcolm X      

500

Who was the first black astronaut in space?

Who is Ralph Bunche

500

Who painted "The Migration Series"?

Jacob Lawrence

500

Who was the first black NASCAR Cup series winner?

Earl Francis Lloyd

500

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States? 

The 13th Amendment

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