Black History Month
MLK Jr
Civil Rights
Postage Stamps
Postage Stamps
100
This is the month that Black History is celebrated
What is February
100
What is the name of the famous speech Dr. MLK Jr gave in 1963.
What is "I have a dream"
100
This amendment to the constitution guarentees rights to all citizens regardless of color
What is the 14th Amendment
100
This lady was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights", and "the mother of the freedom movement". She is best known refusing to obey bus driver James F. Blake's order that she give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the white section was filled.
Who is Rosa Parks
100
This is a week-long celebration held in the United States and also celebrated in the Western African Diaspora in other nations of the Americas. The celebration honors African heritage in African-American culture, and is observed from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a feast and gift-giving
What is Kwanzaa
200
This man graduated from Harvard University and is instrumental in recognizing African American history.
Who is Dr. Carver Woodson
200
What was the march called in DC when MLK Jr gave his I have a dream speech.
What is the March on Washington for jobs and freedom
200
This phrase was used to describe the legal basis for segregation
What is "Seperate but Equal"
200
This show was widely popular in the 80s and early 90s. It portrayed an affluent African American family from Brooklyn. Entertainment Weekly stated that this showhelped to make possible a larger variety of shows based on people of African descent, from In Living Color to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
What is The Cosby Show
200
He was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. Detractors accused him of preaching racism, black supremacy, and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history. His father was murdered by white suprmicists.
Who is Malcom X
300
Black History Month started out as
What is Negro History Week
300
On October 14, 1964, King received what prestigous award for his work combating racial inequality through nonviolence
What is Nobel Peace Prize
300
This city (located within an hour of KC) was the place were Brown v Board of Education started
What is Topeka, KS
300
This lady has been described as the "Moses" of our people. She led slaves from the south to the north on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman
300
George Washing Carver created a spread that many of us enjoy on a sandwich
What is peanut butter
400
Black History Month is celebrated in the United Kindom in what month
What is October
400
How long was MLK Jr's I have a dream speech
What is 17 minutes long
400
These laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities in Southern states of the former Confederacy, with, starting in 1890, a "separate but equal" status for African Americans
What are Jim Crow laws
400
She was the first female pilot of African American descet
Who is Bessie Coleman
400
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in the major league baseball playing for this team
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers
500
What US President urged Americans to "seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history." This President was in office and when the US declared February Black History Month
Who is Gerald Ford
500
In what state of MLK Jr assasinated
What is Tennessee
500
Which Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education
Who is Chief Justice Earl Warren
500
He argued Brown v Board of Education in front of the Supreme Court and later went on to be the first African American appointment to the Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall
500
Madam CJ Walker was the first american woman to be a self made millionare by making and selling what product
What is African American hair product.
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