Black History Month

Reggae Month

100

This reggae legend is known as the “King of Reggae

Bob Marley

200

Reggae Month is celebrated in Jamaica during this month

February

300

This Jamaican singer is known for songs like “Red Red Wine” and “Many Rivers to Cross.

Jimmy Cliff

400

This musical style came before reggae and heavily influenced its development

ska (Accept: rocksteady)

500

This 1977 Bob Marley album includes the songs “Jamming” and “One Love.

Exodus

✊🏾 Black History Month

100

This civil rights leader delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963

Martin Luther King Jr.

200

Black History Month was originally established as this week-long celebration in 1926

Negro History Week

300

This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955

Rosa Parks

400

This 1739 treaty between the British and formerly enslaved Africans recognized the freedom of the Jamaican Maroons.

Maroon Treaty (Accept: Treaty of 1739 / Treaty with the Maroons)

500

This Jamaican woman was a nurse and businesswoman who cared for soldiers during the Crimean War

Mary Seacole

🎶 Reggae Songs & Lyrics

100

This Bob Marley song includes the lyrics, “Don’t worry about a thing…”

Three Little Birds

200

This Peter Tosh song became an anthem calling for the legalization of marijuana.

Legalize It

300

Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights” is from this reggae classic

Get Up, Stand Up

400

This song by Toots and the Maytals is often credited with popularizing the word “reggae.

Do the Reggay

500

This 1980 Bob Marley song became a global anthem of unity and is often sung at sports events

One Love?

🌍 African & Caribbean Leaders

100

This South African leader became the country’s first Black president in 1994

Nelson Mandela

200

This Jamaican national hero led a slave rebellion in 1831, also called the Baptist War

Sam Sharpe

300

This Pan-African leader founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)

Marcus Garvey

400

This woman became the first Black female Vice President of the United States in 2021

Kamala Harris

500

This Ghanaian leader helped lead the country to independence in 1957

Kwame Nkrumah

Jamaica Spotlight

100

This year Jamaica gained independence from Britain.

1962

200

This Jamaican national hero led the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865

Paul Bogle

300

This is the capital city of Jamaica

Kingston

400

This Jamaican track and field star is widely regarded as the fastest man in history

Usain Bolt

500

This Jamaican political leader became the country’s first Prime Minister in 1962

Alexander Bustamante