BLACK HISTORY MONTH
What month is considered Black History Month?
February
He is/was considered the King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
She was the first African American woman to join the NAVY
Edna Young
Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Harriet Tubman
Who was the first African American navy diver?
Master Chief Carl Brashear
Who started Black History Month?
Carter J. Woodson
This man was the first African American to play Major League Baseball in 1947?
JACKIE ROBINSON
Who triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?
Rosa Parks
She said " I have learned over the years that when one's mine is made up, this diminishes fear; Knowing what must be done does away with fear"
Rosa Parks
Who was the first African American Navy Pilot?
Jesse L. Brown
What year did Black History Month originate?
1969
She was the first African American Woman to star in a motion picture?
Josephine Baker
Who was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Who said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."?
Maya Angelou
African Americans were allowed to enlist in the navy in what year?
1862
This president established black history month?
Who is Gerald R Ford
This woman was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
Halle Berry
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Colin Powell
He said " You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has freedom."
Malcolm X
In what year were the first African American officers commissioned in the Navy?
1944 (The Golden 13)
Why did Carter J. Woodson choose February for Black History Month?
to encompass the birthdays of two great Americans who played a prominent role in shaping black history,
This African American artist released the groundbreaking album “What’s Going On” in 1971, addressing social and political issues of the time.
Who is Marvin Gaye
Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature.
Toni Morrison
Who said "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?
Morgan Freeman
Who was the first African American to command a ship?
Vice Admiral Samuel L Gravely Jr.