History
The year of the historic march on Washington
What is 1963.
She is the first black person to win a major tennis title and be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. In 1957 and 1958 she won championships at Wimbledon, England.
What is Althea Gibson
In October 1914, he invented the gas mask and in November 1923, he invented the traffic light
Who is Garrett Morgan.
He wrote the poem "Life Every Voice and Sing". The poem was originally written for a celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. It was later adopted by the NAACP as the Negro National Anthem.
Who is James Weldon Johnson.
In 1963 he wed the historic march on Washington, where he gave his most famous speech, "I Have a Dream".
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The name of the slave voyage to the Americas
What is the middle passage.
He played for 19 years in the major baseball leagues. During that time, he won a CY Young Award as the best pitcher in the national league.
What is Ferguson Jenkins
She is the first woman in America to become a self made millionaire. She invented the hot comb.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker.
He played an imprtant role in obtaining a radio license for Canada's first urban radio station FLOW> This was a first for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)> The continues to promote Canadian musical talent
Who is Farley Flex.
What is the name of the Black woman who helped over 300 slaves escape through the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman
The courageous act that Rosa Parks is known for
What is refusing to give up her seat.
Baseball was a white man's game for 100 years. That changed forever in 1946 when the Montreal Royals signed him as the first black professional baseball player in the major league.
What is Jackie Robinson
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, he was made a chief chemist and director of research at the Glidden Company in 1963. This made him the first African American to direct a modern industrial laboratory. He's also responsible for synthesizing the hormones testosterone and progesterone from soybeans.
Who is Dr. Percy Lavon Julian
Who is Oprah Winfrey
This black woman refused to move to the back of the bus as the law required black people to do. Who was she?
Who is Rosa Parks.
The name of the province that 400 black families settled into in Canada during 1958
In February 2010 Canada Post released a stamp to celebrate his remarkable story, the fist black man to be honored with the Victoria Cross.
What is William Hall.
She was the first Black female journalist, editor, and publisher for the Provincial Freeman. In 1855 she was also the first women admitted as a corresponding member of the Black Convention Movement.
Who is Mary Ann Shadd
A radio host dedicated to social activism, she organized the first national Congress of Black Women of Canada in 1973.
Born a slave, he is now a prominent figure in African American history after becoming the first black man to be nominated as a Vice Presidential candidate. He believed in equality for all people.
Who is Frederick Douglass
In the 1960's approximately 2/3 of Canada's West Indian population resided in the Toronto area. On July 28 1967, ten Torontonians with a common West Indian heritage founded this cultural festival to display their rich cultural traditions. The festival continues to promote cultural pride, mutual respect and social unity.
What is Toronto's Caribana Festival
A champion boxer, winning the heavy weight title three times, he has a career record of 56 wins, 5 losses, and 37 knockouts. In 2005, he was honored with the Presidential medal of freedom.
Who is Muhammad Ali
His parents were runaway slaves who escaped to Canada through the underground railroad. He patented the "lubricating cup" in 1872.
Who is Elijah McCoy.
She was a Black singer, actress and civil rights leader who started off singing at the Cotton Club in NYC at the age of 16.
Who is Lena Horne.
Before pursuing a political career, this Black individual worked as a teacher and a Civil Rights Lawyer