Civil Rights
Who said, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The 1st black man to play major league baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This man is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. He is called the "King of Pop". His best selling album is "Thriller".
Who is Michael Jackson?
This African American was elected president of the United States in 2008.
Who is BARACK OBAMA!!!!!
He was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit.
Who is Tiger Woods?
Her refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This olympic gymnast was the 1st African American to win the individual all-around event. She also won gold metals in the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
Died in 1981, this Jamaican musician is famous for rege music.
Who is Bob Marley?
Why was this month selected for Black History Month?
Because of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass's birthday are in February and their contributions to the black community.
She became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
He was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
Who is Malcolm X?
This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This Queen of Soul died in August 2018. One of her most famous songs is RESPECT.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
He made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama.
What is the Alabama Church Bombing?
These sisters are two professional American tennis players. One is a seven-time Grand Slam title winner and the other is a twenty-three time Grand Slam title winner.
Who are the Williams sisters?
She is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars.
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
This person was the first African American woman to go to space on the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
This poet activist author wrote "The Color Purple" in 1982.
Who is Alice Walker?
This Amendment to the U.S. Constitution made it illegal to own slaves in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This former football player, San Francisco 49er, is famous for taking the knee during the National Anthem to speak out against racism. He has been unsigned since he protested in 2017.
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
This city is widely known as the birthplace of hip hop.
What is NYC?
He was the first black American to be honored on a postage stamp.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This 14 year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman.
Who is Emmett Till?