Science, sports, and First
In 1947, he became the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Where was Martin Luther King Jr?
Atlanta, Georgia
Where did MLK give his " I have a dream speech"?
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C
Who wrote the song "Stand by me"?
Who is B.B King?
Who wrote I know why the caged bird sing?
Who is Maya Angelou?
This boxer, known as "The Greatest," was originally named Cassius Clay
Who is Muhammad Ali?
In 2004, she became the first African American female billionaire.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
What form of protest did African Americans use during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
What is a Boycott?
Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”?
who is Aretha Franklin?
Which civil rights leader advocated for armed self-defense and Black nationalism?
Who is Malcolm X?
America's first self-made female millionaire
The 1975 Broadway musical featuring an all-Black cast and the song "Ease On Down The Road."
What is The Wiz?
The first African American child to integrate an all-white elementary school.
Founded in 1959 in Detroit, Michigan, by Berry Gordy.
What is Motown Records?
Slavery in the U.S. officially ended after which war?
Who is the Civil War?
This inventor and agricultural scientist promoted crop rotation and peanut products
Who is George Washington Carver?
Often called the Black national anthem, this song was created by James Johnson.
What is "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
What was the name of the Supreme Court case that ended school segregation?
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What blues guitarist was known as the “King of the Blues”?
Who is B.B. King?
The first person to win a Grammy for Best Rap Album was…
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince in 1989.
The first Black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal (1908)
Who is John Taylor?
This network was started in 1980 by Robert Johnson to provide television representation for Black Americans.
What is Black Entertainment Television (BET)?
Which 1957 event required federal troops to integrate a high school in Arkansas?
Who is Little Rock Nine?
Jackson 5 first Motown single?
Which newspaper was founded in 1827 as the first Black-owned newspaper in the U.S.?