Black History in Athens
This center is located in Baker and helps support multicultural students on campus, through programs such as Ohio Men of Excellence Network (OMEN) and the LINKS program.
Multicultural Center
Most decorated female gymnast.
Simone Biles
This was the first Black president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
These colors that represent Black History Month.
*Must name all 4 to get full points**
Black, Green, Red, Yellow
This woman refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.
Rosa Parks
Alvin C. Adams
This person invented the automatic elevator doors?
Alexander Miles
The first Black woman to headline Coachella!
Beyonce
The cultural movement during the 1920s and 1930s that celebrated Black art, music, and literature.
The Harlem Renaissance
This person wrote the poem "Still I Rise" and the memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
Maya Angelou
This was the first Black woman to graduate from Ohio University in 1916. This auditorium on campus was named after her.
Martha Jane Hunley Blackburn
Robert L. Johnson founded which TV studio
BET (Black Entertainment Television)
This Black filmmaker became the first to win an Academy Award for Best Director
Who is Jordan Peele?
What was the name of the group of Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957?
The Little Rock Nine
This civil rights leader coined the phrase "By any means necessary"
Malcolm X
In 1828 this was the first Black graduate of Ohio University, making him one of the earliest Black college graduates in the US.
*There is a scholarship named after him*
John Newton Templeton
This person invented the 3-light traffic signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
The first Black US Supreme Court Justice was...
Thurgood Marshall
Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglas
This was the first Black women in space.
Who is Mae C. Jemison?
This was the first tenured Black Professor at Ohio University. They joined the faculty in 1974 as an Associate Professor of Black Studies in the Afro American Studies program.
OU's Diversity Leadership Leadership Award is named after them.
Dr. Francine Childs
This Black woman, co-invented the home security system in 1966.
Marie Van Brittan Brown
Which Black athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
In 1976 this US President officially recognized Black History Month during the U.S. Bicentennial, urging Americans to honor Black achievements.
Gerald Ford
Who co-founded the NAACP in 1909 and was a leading figure in the fight for Black civil rights?
W.E.B. Du Bois
This building on North Court St. was the hub to Black owned business containing a restaurant, barbershop, coffee shop, and ballroom. OU purchased this building in 1961-62 during winter break and used it as a residence hall. It unfortunately was demolished in 1974.
The Berry Hotel
This Black female engineer became the first African American woman to work as an aerospace engineer at NASA
Mary Jackson
This was the first African American baseball player in the Major Leagues
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This is this year's National theme of Black History Month. By honoring the past, shaping the future: exploring the legacy of African Americans and how labor informed historical experiences.
African Americans and "_________"
African Americans and Labor
This was a 6 year old who entered an all-white school?
Who is Ruby Bridges?