Athletics
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Where was Malcolm X killed?
Audubon Ballroom, Manhattan
At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?
About 4 million
What year was Obama elected president?
2008
Who is the richest black woman in the world?
Oprah Winfrey
He played 15 seasons in the national Basketball Association and is known by his initials MJ
Michael Jordan
He inspired a global mass movement, known as Garveyism?
Marcus Garvey
What year was the Thirteenth Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery?
1865
What year did Jim Crow laws end?
1965
He sold 33 million copies for the song "Thriller"
Michael Jackson
Who broke the track and field World Record in 45 minutes at Ohio State?
Jesse Owens
Who was the only African American among the original NAACP executives?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Who signed The Emancipation Act?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the first college Obama graduated from?
Columbia University
He was voted MVP in the NBA in 2018
James Harden
What African American woman was ranked No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association?
Serena Williams
"Nah" is believed to be said by...
Rosa Parks
With the 15th Amendment ratification in 1870, what did African Americans gain in the U.S.?
Voting Rights
An all white jury acquitted J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant for the murder of whom?
Emmett Till
Who holds the record of 100 points scored in a single NBA game?
Wilt Chamberlain
He played 15 seasons in the national Basketball Association and is known by his initials MJ
Michael Jordan
What is Malcolm X real name?
Malcolm Little
Before it became Black History Month, what was the observance of Black History called?
Negro History Week
Whose proposal that Congress consider civil rights legislation culminated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
John F. Kennedy
What year did the Harlem Renaissance start?
1920