Black history month
what month is considered black history month in America?
February
Who is considered the king of pop?
michael Jackson
Which famous figure made marched to Washington to do the “I have a dream” speech?
mlk
What year was the 13th amendment passed?
1865
What was Malcom X’s most popular speech?
The Ballot or the Bullet
yes or no
The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote?
No Abe Lincoln’s executive order to free slaves
who was the first black person allowed to play in major/minor baseball?
Jack Roosevelt Robinson
This Gary indiana based artist started his career at 9 years old with his family?
Michael Jackson
What did André 3000 say at the 1995 Source Awards after getting booed on stage?
The South got something to say
Where was the resting place of mlk?
Which state/colony was the first state to ban slavery
Vermont
What was Michael Jordan’s Chicago bulls number?
23
Who was the richest person to ever live
Mansa musa
Who was the most successful athlete of the 1936 Games ,beating the nazis in germany?
Jesse Owens
What was Malcolm X’s original name
Malcolm Little
Who was the first president to recognize black history month
Gerald R. Ford
Who is the famous the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time”
Muhammad Ali
Who was the first major-party black presidential candidate to run nationwide primary campaigns and to win individual states
Jesse Jackson
What was the famous Atlanta based group that brought us groups like OutKast and goodie mob?
The Dungeon Family
Was the black panthers based in New York or California?
california
Who started black history month?
Carter G. Woodson
this 1976-77 special about a slave going to america was the second most watch tv special in the united states and won first show to be nominated for every Emmy category.
Roots
What crop was one of the few things black slaves were allowed to bring with them during the slave trade?
okra
What are the 4 HBCU’s in Atlanta?
morhouse,morris brown,Spellman and Clark
Who played Malcolm x in the movie Malcolm x movie?
Denzel Washington