BLACK LEADERS
Who was the first Black president of the United States?
Barack Obama
What month is Black History Month?
February
Who was the first African American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball (MLB)?
Jackie Robinson
Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”?
Aretha Franklin
Who was the first Black Female Vice President?
Kamala Harris
Who led the Civil Rights Movement and gave the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What holiday celebrates the end of slavery in the United States?
Juneteenth
Who was the first African American to win the Masters Tournament in golf in 1997?
Tiger Woods
Who was called the "King of Pop"?
Michael Jackson
Who was the first female self-made millionaire?
Madam C.J. Walker
Who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama?
Rosa Parks
What term means laws or rules that kept Black people and white people separated?
Segregation
Who is the famous African American boxer known for his skill in the ring and his powerful social activism?
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali0
Who was the first African American woman to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
Whitney Houston
Who was the first Black U.S. Supreme Court justice?
Who was known as the first Black woman to refuse slavery and escape using the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What term refers to the rights that guarantee freedom and equal treatment?
Civil Rights
Which Black tennis player won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era?
Serena Williams
Which Black media mogul became the first Black woman billionaire through television and entertainment?
Who was the first Black woman elected to the House and the first to run for a major party’s presidential nomination in 1972?
Shirley Chisholm
Who was a famous Black leader who supported Black pride and self-defense?
Malcolm X
In what year was February officially recognized as Black History Month in the United States?
1976
Who was the first Black woman to win Olympic gold in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas
Composed by James Weldon Johnson, this song is known as the Black National Anthem and is often sung at celebrations and events.
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Who was the first to refuse to give up her seat in 1955?
Claudette Colvin