Dates & Days
The day formerly enslaved people celebrated being freed.
What is Juneteenth?
He invented the traffic light to control traffic.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
The theme song of the Civil Rights Movement.
What is We Shall Overcome?
Cowboy who Invented steer wrestling
Who is Bill Pickett
in 1960 the first Sit Ins are started at this store in Greensboro, NC
What is Woolworth?
Day in January to commemorate the famous Civil Rights Leader from Atlanta
What is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?
Thomas Edison gets credit for it, but this man invented the light bulb.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
The slogan of the 1960s that promoted Black pride. performed by James Brown
What is I'm Black and I'm Proud?
in 1947, this man became the first Black major league baseball player
who is Jackie Robinson
In 1955, a woman who said "Why should I give up my seat?" sparked the
What is Montgomery Bus Boycott or Civil Rights Movement?
The seven days that follow Christmas
What is Kwanzaa?
The first black woman to be an astronaut
Who is Mae Jemison?
The Musical instrument from African culture chosen as a royal or sacred instrument
What is a/the drum?
The first Black American to play in the Masters golf tournament.
Who is Lee Elder?
On October 16, 1995, Min Louis Farrakhan convened this national event
What is the Million Man March?
The date the Emancipation Proclamation was issued
What is January 1, 1863?
She became America's first black millionaire selling hair products she created. Tells what to do to prepare the food.
Who is Madame C. J. Walker
The Black National Anthem, Lift every Voice and sing was written by
Who is James Weldon Johnson?
The Boston Celtics became the first professional basketball team to have black head coach. the coach
Who is Bill Russell
This Nation of Islam Minister was mentored by the honorable Elijah Muhammad. He was assassinated in Harlem while speaking at an OAAU meeting. (organization for african american unity)
Who is Malcom X
This year, the supreme court ordered all schools to be desegregated.
What is May 17, 1954? Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka Kansas
This man developed mathematical formulas to calculate weather and astronomical events.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
This song was penned by Abel Meeropol (a jewish poet) and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939 as a song of resistance.
What is Strange Fruit?
I Promise school in Akron, OH for at risk students opened in 2018 and was started by this famous basketball player
Who is LaBron James?
She was called "Moses" because she led many people to freedom
Who is Harriet Tubman??