Haitian Independence
The day celebrated as Haitian Independence Day
What is January 1?
The precursor to Black History Month
What is Negro History Week?
Most widely known leader of the Civil Rights Movement (arguably)
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This iconic modern singer who holds the record for the most Grammys ever won
Who is Beyonce?
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Nation previously occupying Haiti
What is France?
President who officially declared February as Black History Month in 1976
Who is President Gerald Ford?
Author of Pulitzer prize-winning novel "The Color Purple"
Who is Alice Walker?
This African American woman is the author of the novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
The annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1
What is Kwanzaa?
Self-appointed leader of the Haitian Revolution
Who was Toussaint Louverture?
First African American presidential candidate whose birthday is in BHM (Hint: Father of the Abolitionist Movement)
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Original opposer of the "Back of the bus" rule (Hint: Not Rosa Parks)
Who is Claudette Colvin?
The first African American to become an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony award winner)
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
This year's theme for Black History Month
What is African Americans and the Arts?
Years the Haitian Revolution took place
When was 1791-1801?
The founder of Black History Month
Carter G. Woodson
Founder of the UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association)
Who is Marcus Garvey?
First African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre
Who is Misty Copeland?
The first and oldest HBCU in America
What is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania?
First Haitian Emperor and declared Haiti's independence in 1801
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
The month of February honors which two Americans who played key roles in the abolitionist movement and whose birthdays are in February
Who is Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass?
Founding member of the NAACP and first African American to graduate with a PhD from Harvard
Who is W.E.B. Dubois?
This African American poet wrote the famous poems "I, Too" and "Harlem"
Who is Langston Hughes?
The first 9 Divine Nine organization to be founded
Alpha Phi Alpha