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This 6 year old was the first black student at William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans.
Who is Ruby Bridges.
This man had a dream that all people would be treated with equality.
CANDY BONUS: What was the name of the event that he made his "I have a dream" speech.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Candy Bonus: March on Washington
Who is Willie O'Ree?
The year that Ruby Bridges started at William Frantz Elementary School.
When is 1960.
An organized network of secret routes and safe houses used to escape into free states.
This woman refused to give her seat to a white passenger on a bus in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Who is the first rapper in history to win a Pulitzer Prize for their lyrics?
Who is Kendrick Lamar
Herb Carnegie opened a school in 1954. What type of school was it?
CANDY BONUS: What was the name of the school?
Candy Bonus: Future Aces
The Civil Rights Act prohibiting racial discrimination was put in place in the U.S. in which year?
When is 1964?
Discriminatory laws put in place in southern states in the U.S. that promoted racial segregation. Kept people "separate, but equal".
What are the Jim Crow Laws.
She created a beauty academy in Nova Scotia and a line of black hair products.
Who is Viola Desmond?
Langston Hughes was a well known writer and influence during this period of rebirth.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
The first African American to play professionally in the MLB.
Double points: What team did he play 10 seasons with. Be specific!
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Double points: Brooklyn Dodgers
Black History Month became officially recognized in the United States in which year?
DOUBLE the points if you know the year Canada put a motion in to make Black History Month officially recognized.
When is 1976.
DOUBLE POINTS: 1995
In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that the racial segregation of public schools was to be prohibited. What was the name of this Landmark case?
Brown VS. Board of Education
The first female self made millionaire. She created her own line of black hair products.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker (aka Sarah Breedlove)?>
1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first black man to serve as what?
What is a U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Which athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany?
Who is Jesse Owens
The year Canada put in place a Charter of Rights and Freedoms that promoted the right to equality for all?
When is 1982?
Which term is defined by: bringing separate parts together to form a whole --> i.e.: students of different backgrounds brought together into one school
What is integration.
The first Black woman to publish, edit and run a newspaper in North America
Who is Mary Ann Shadd Cary?
He became the president of South Africa after spending over 27 years in prison trying to stop the Apartheid.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Nicknamed "The Greatest" and considered one of the greatest professional heavy weight boxers of all time.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
The number of years it took for the Government of Nova Scotia to give Viola Desmond a pardon, recognizing that she was innocent of a conviction.
What is 63 years?
The reason Black History Month is in February. (Be specific or no points)
What is the birth month of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.