Canadian History
Canada became a safe haven for escaped slaves from the United States in the 19th century. What is the network of secret routes and safe houses that helped thousands of enslaved African Americans reach freedom in Canada.
The Underground Railroad
Blues
Though the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling passed in 1954, southern states resisted integration. Who is the first African American student to attend elementary school in Louisiana at the age of 6 desegregating her school?
Ruby Nell Bridges!
The first person of African Heritage known to have come to Canada 400 years ago
Mathieu Da Costa - multilingual interpreter came with french explorers
What was Whitney Houston's greatest-selling hit?
I will Always Love You
Who said this quote "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Martin Luther King Jr.
The first Black woman elected to the House of Commons who introduce the motion to recognize Black History Month in Canada in 1994
Who is Jean Augustine
Booker T is regarded as one of the greatest of all times in which sport?
Profressional Wrestling
Marsha P. Johnson
She was also the cofounder of STAR - organization that house homeless queer youth.
Where was the First Black History Month in Canada observed?
Nova Scotia in 1988.
Who played Coach Carter in the 2005 film
Samuel L.Jackson
Called "the mother of the civil rights movement," ---------- invigorated the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.
Rosa Parks
In 2021, Stats Canada reported that the Black population reported the largest number of mother tongues. How many mother tongues were identified?
250
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Who was the first Black Artist to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (1958)
Tommy Edwards - It's All in the Game
Who is this multitalented writer, performer, author and poet. She is best known for her memoir, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Maya Angelou