Black History Facts 101
Who was the female who was asked to give up her seat, and move to the back of the bus?
Rosa Parks
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in what sport?
What is baseball?
Who invented the stop light and the gas mask?
Garrett Morgan
American abolitionist and writer, he escaped slavery and became a leading African American spokesman and writer, and founded the abolitionist newspaper, the North Star?
Fredrick Douglas
She won gold medals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for the vault, floor, and the individual all around?
Simone Biles
Who was the scientist that discovered hundreds of ways to use peanuts?
George Washington Carver
Former slave who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
This NFL player chose not to stand during the Star Spangled Banner to protest against racial injustice, police brutality, and systematic oppression?
Colin Kaepernick
She invented the ironing board
Sarah Boone
The Supreme Court declared that racially segregated facilities are unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.y?
Brown vs. Board of Education?
She is a retired U.S. Tennis player that has won 21 Grand Slam titles?
Serena Williams
Who invented the super soaker
Lonnie Johnson
The first African-American girl to go to a white school; she had to have a police escort to get to and from school in New Orleans during integration?
Ruby Bridges
This sport was the first to allow African Americans to play?
What is baseball
Who was a pioneer in blood plasma research
Charles Drew