Black Leaders
Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking the 1955-56 bus boycott?
Rosa Parks
Who is/was considered the King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
Who said "The time is always right to do what is right"?
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
What is equality?
To be equal
This Civil Rights icon has a birthday on January 15th, even though we celebrate him on the third Monday in January?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Which African American was elected president of the United States in 2008?
Barack Obama
Who said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."?
Maya Angelou
What is racism?
To discriminate against someone
Who was the first Who was the first Black person to own a major film studio? Black person to own a major film studio?
Tyler Perry
When was the march on Washington?
August 28, 1963
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?
Muhammad Ali
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Madame CJ Walker?
What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves in through the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What U.S. President first officially tried to help the struggles of African Americans?
Abraham Lincoln
In what year were the first Africans brought to American to work as slaves?
What is 1619