Important Events and Milestones
What year did the United States officially abolish slavery with the 13th amendment?
1865
Who was the first African American President?
Barack Obama
Who is known as the "Father of Black History" and created Black History Month?
Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Which HBCU is the alma mater of Martin Luther King Jr.?
Morehouse College
What event marked the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
What African American scientist is famous for developing over 300 products from peanuts, including peanut butter?
George Washington Carver
Which African American inventor is known for his work with the traffic light and gas mask?
Garrett Morgan
Who was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Which HBCU is largest by enrollment?
North Carolina A&T State University
What was the name of the movement in the 1960s that sought to end racial segregation and discrimination?
The Civil Rights Movement
Who was the first African American to play in major league baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the famous African American opera singer who performed at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York?
Marian Anderson
Who was the first African American to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA)?
Earl Lloyd
Which HBCU has produced the most African American Ph.D. holders?
Howard University
Which law passed in 1965, aims to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans?
The Voting Rights Act 1965
Who was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature?
Toni Morrison
Who was the famous African American artist known for his large murals and works celebrating African American Culture?
Jacob Lawrence
Who was the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire?
Madame C. J. Walker
Which HBCU was the first to grant degrees?
What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court Case in 1954 that declared "separate but equal" public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was the abolitionist and former slave who became a famous speaker for the rights of African Americans?
Frederick Douglass
Who was known as the "Queen of Jazz"?
Ella Fitzgerald
Who was the first African American to become a general in the U.S. Army?
Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
Which HBCU was the first to offer an aviation program that trained Black pilots?
Tuskegee University