Historical People
Historical Words
Firsts
100

Who in 1963, gave the famous “ I have dream” speech?

Who is Martin Luther King?

100

This word means keeping the races apart.

What is segregation?

100

I was the first black President.

Who is Barack Obama?

200

What Maryland woman escaped from slavery, returned many times and risked her life and freedom helping her parents and other slaves escape?

Who is Harriet Tubman?

200

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat while riding this form of transportation.

What is a bus?

200

I was the first black First Lady of the United States.

Who is Michelle Obama?

300

What first grade girl  became the first Black child to attend an all white elementary school?

Who is Ruby Bridges?

300

Blacks in this country who were forced to work without getting paid were called this.

What is a slave?

300

I was the first black woman millionaire. I invented the straightening comb and other hair care products.

Who is Madam C. J. Walker?

400

What young black man became the first African American to play Major League baseball?

Who is Jackie Robinson?

400

This war was fought to end slavery.

What is the Civil War?

400

I was the first black woman to get a pilot’s license. No one would teach me so I had to go to France.

Who is Bessie Coleman?

500

I was a singer, song writer and dancer. I did the moonwalk and sang a song called Thriller. I started singing with my four brothers when I was just a little boy.

Who is Michael Jackson?

500

To get the right to sit anywhere on the bus after Rosa Parks’ arrest, many people refused to ride the buses. This was  called a bus __________. 

What is a boycott?

500

I am the first black Vice President.

Who is Kamala Harris?

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