Inventions
This person invented the world's first hair-straightening formula and/or the hot comb
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
This person played the role of the Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wiz
Who is Michael Jackson?
This person is known as the greatest player in NBA history
Who is Michael Jordan?
This Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
During Black History Month, the UK buses reserves a seat for this person
Who is Rosa Parks?
This person invented the three-light traffic light in 1923
Who is Garrett Morgan?
The show Big Mouth uses this famous composer as the ghost in the attic
Who is Duke Ellington?
The first Black player in major league baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This Amendment to the U.S. Constitution "abolished slavery"
What is the 13th Amendment?
This phrase and/or hashtag was coined in 2013 after the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin
What is Black Lives Matter?
This person is famous for many inventions including a number of uses for the peanut
Who is George Washington Carver?
The highly successful record company that Berry Gordy Jr. incorporated in 1960?
What is Motown Records?
This famous boxer was born in Louisville, KY in 1942?
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
The first African American student to attend the University of Kentucky
Who is Lyman T. Johnson
George Crum invented this snack in 1853
What is the potato chip?
The longest, continuously running, first-run syndicated television program until at least 2016.
What is Soul Train?
This gymnast is the first American to win a World Championship medal on every event
Who is Simone Biles?
NAACP stands for...
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
In this year, the March on Washington was held
When is 1963?
The first person to successfully complete open-heart surgery
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
The first black artist to ever win a Grammy
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
Football player, Colin Kaepernick, kneeled during the national anthem in protest of...
What is police brutality?
The year that President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
When is 1863?
The year that black undergraduate students were first admitted at the University of Kentucky
When is 1954?