Historical Women
This woman refused to give her seat to a white man.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This man had a dream that all people will be equal.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The first African American president served this many years from this year to this year.
What is 8 years and 2008 to 2016?
These are the four colors that represent Black History Month.
What is red, green, black and yellow?
He is the greatest golf player of all time.
Who is Eldrick "Tiger" Woods?
The first African American child to integrate an all-white elementary school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
He was the first black President.
Who is Barack Obama?
A network of secret routes used by enslaved African Americans to escape into free states.
What is The Underground Railroad?
Black History Month is celebrated in February because of the birthday of one of two important figures in Black history.
Who is Fredrick Douglas?
This person has the most total NBA points ever.
Who is LeBron James?
This African American woman helped 300 slaves escape to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This American sociologist and Harvard graduate founded the NAACP
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This is the year that the 13th Amendment was passed that officially abolished slavery.
What is 1865?
The year that Black History Month became nationally recognized.
What is 1976?
This athlete is the most decorated American gymnast ever with a total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
A poet and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years.
Who is Maya Angelou?
The first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, as well as the country's first black head of state.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
These were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation.
What are Jim Crow laws?
The day of Juneteenth.
What is June 19th?
This famous boxer was formerly known as Cassius Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
Crowned the worlds fastest woman in 1960, this athlete was the first black female to sweep three gold medals in a single Olympics.
Who is Wila Rudolph?
He is a leader in the civil rights movement, minister, and supporter of Black nationalism. He was a member of the religious organization, the Nation of Islam, and served as its spokesperson from 1952 until 1964.
Who was Malcolm X?
This was the first African American self-made millionaire. (Hint: She is the beauty and hair care pioneer.)
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
This person is known as the father and founder of Black History month.
Who is Carter Woodson?
This person won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Who is Jesse Owens?