People
Who was the first Black president.
Barak Obama
Where did the Clinton 12 live?
Clinton, Tennessee
What year did the Civil Rights Movement of 1964 happen?
July 1964
What month is Black History month?
February
What is the rights of citizens to have freedom and equality.
Civil Rights
Who had the speech titled, "I Have a Dream"?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Where did Dr Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his speech titled, "I Have a Dream"?
Washington D.C.
What event happened in 2008 that made history for the 44th president of the United States?
Election of Obama.
What are the traditional colors of Black History Month?
There are four traditional colors of Black History Month, combining the colors of the Pan-African flag and the Ethiopian flag. The four colors are:
The forced separation of people by race.
Segregation
What president is known for abolishing slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
Where was the last place to spread the news that slavery had ended?
Texas
Before it became a month long celebration in 1970, what was Black History Month called?
Negro History Week
What is Soul Food?
Food that was traditionally made in the South with deep roots to African American history.
The act of freeing enslaved people.
Emancipation
Who was credited with running the under ground railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What state did Rosa Parks take a stand for her rights by not allowing a white man to take her seat?
Montgomery, Alabama.
What decade did the Black Lives Matter movement start?
2010's, 2012-2017
Why was February chosen for Black History month?
Frederick Douglass’s chosen birthday on February 14, and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on February 12.
Laws enforcing racial segregation.
Jim Crow
Who is known as the father of black history?
Carter G. Woodson
Where did the Harlem Renaissance start? It emerged as a major Black cultural, social, and artistic mecca following the Great Migration, transforming the area into a epicenter for African American literature, music, theater, and art.
Manhattan, New York City
Before the Black History Month, the Harlem Renaissance cultural movement was started in the 1920’s, to highlight Black achievements in art, literature, and music. This paved the way for the advent of Negro History Week in 1926.
In 1868, What Amendment grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US, including former slaves
The 14th Amendment
When did interracial marriages become legal?
1960/1970
1967
Someone who fought to end slavery.
Abolitionist