FAMOUS PEOPLE IN BLACK HISTORY
Black History Vocabulary
Fun Facts about Black History Month
100

He made the "I have a Dream" speech

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

100

Things that happened in the past.  Things that are all done and we remember them.

History

100

True or False -

Black History celebrations started off as only 1 week.

True

200

She decided to not move on the bus when the driver asked her to move for a white man.

Rosa Parks

200

The month we celebrate Black History

February


200

After Rosa Parks was arrested for not getting off the bus, this happened and black people didn't ride the bus for over 365 days!

Montgomery Bus Boycott

300

He was the first Black President of the United States.  Elected in 2008.

Barack Obama
300

A word that means "happens every year"

Annual

300

True or False:

In 1969 it was proposed that entire month of February become Black History Month.

True

400

He is known at the Father of Black History.

Carter Woodson

400

People who HAD to do work for free even when they didn't want to.  They were owned by other people, the same way we own a pet.

Slaves

400

True or False -

In 1969 Black History Month became legal.

False -

It was 1975.

500

He was the first black man to play in major league baseball

Jackie Robinson

500

Someone who writes down the events or things that happen in history.

Historian

500

True or False

The Civil Rights Movement was in the 2000's

False -

It was in the 1960's