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First Black President of the United States
Barak Obama
This rapper and actor starred in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and became an international movie star.
Who is Will Smith?
This boxer, known as "The Greatest," won the World Heavyweight Championship three times and was known for his activism and charisma.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This genre of music, originating in the African American communities, was a significant part of the Civil Rights Movement and is still popular today.
Jazz
This African American scientist and inventor is best known for his work with peanuts and crop rotation techniques.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Jackie Robinson
This 1954 Supreme Court ruling declared that separate public schools for Black and white students were unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What was the name of the network of hiding places which helped slave to escape to freedom?
What is the underground railroad
What is the 13th amendment?
This amendment to the constitution abolished slavery.
What is the name of the first black Greek fraternity for college students?
Alpha Phi Alpha
This 1896 Supreme Court decision upheld racial segregation under the doctrine of "separate but equal."
Plessy v. Ferguson
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote?
A) True B) False
False
Who was the first African American Olympian to win the all-around title in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education
First national Black woman’s suffrage organization in the U.S.
National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC)
Who's autobiography was titled " By Any Means Necessary? "
Malcolm X
Who was the first black woman to travel in space?
Dr. Mae Jemison
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Achievement of Colored People
What year did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”
1965
Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?
Who is Emmet Till
In 1960, four Black college students sat at a "whites-only" lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. What movement did they start?
What is the Greensboro Sit-in?
Why is Black History Month celebrated in February?
Black History Month is celebrated in February because it includes the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
The Freedom Riders of 1961 were a group of activists who challenged segregation on this type of public transportation.
Buses
This was the first Black owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
a. UPN
b. BET-Black Entertainment Television
c. Oprah Winfrey Network OWN
BET- Black Entertainment Television
How many olympic gold medals does Simone Biles have?
4