Organizations Founded
When was Black Lives Matter created?
2013
Who assassinated MLK?
James Earl Ray
Who refused to give up her seat on a public bus which sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL in 1955-1956?
Rosa Parks
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
When did the celebration of Black History begin?
1926
What is the theme for the national 2023 Black History Month
Black Resistance, explores how African American have addressed historic and ongoing disadvantage and oppression
Which 14 year old black boy was lynched for allegedly whistling at a white woman?
Emmett Till
Who was the first black woman to speak out against slavery?
Maria Stewart
What boxer's original name is Cassius Clay?
Muhammad Ali
When did MLK give his "I have a dream" speech?
Aug. 28, 1963
Who founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?
Booker T. Washington
When was Malcom X assassinated?
1965
Who was the most famous conductor of the underground railroad?
Harriett Tubman
Who won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Germany?
Jesse Owens
What was Malcom X's birth name?
Malcolm Little
What is the oldest civil rights organization still working today?
National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP was founded in 1909 by both blacks and whites, using the system to gain equality and justice)
How did George Floyed die?
He was killed in police custody
Who wrote "I know Why the Caged Birds Sings"?
Maya Angelou
What was the first sport to allow an African American player?
Baseball
What is the 15th amendment?
Black men were given the right to vote
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
What was the purpose of the Black Panthers?
Self-defense, particularly against police brutality
Who was the first African American woman that tried running for president?
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first African American to play in an NBA game
Earl Lloyd
What were the Jim Crow laws for?
Enforce racial segregation in the South