Notable Figures
This king of pop started is career at the age of 6 in a band with 4 of his brothers
Who is Michael Jackson
In 2008, this individual became the first African American to be elected President of the United States
Who is Barack Obama
This Province has the highest Black population in Canada
What is Ontario
Nasa 1st Black female engineer
who is Mary Jackson
She is a tennis icon with numerous Grand Slam titles and Olympic gold medals to her name.
Who is Serena Williams
This African American astronaut was the first woman of colour in space.
Who is Mae Jemison
The 1st Black woman Vice President of the United State
Who is Kamala Harris
According to the 2016 Canadian census, most Black Immigrants are originally from Haiti and _____
what is Jamaica
The inventor of automatic elivator doors
who is Alexander Miles
This legendary boxer, known as "The Greatest," became the first three-time world heavyweight champion
Who is Muhammad Ali
This South African anti-aparthied activices was president of south African from 1994-1999
Who is Nelson Mandela
What Province did Viola Desmond get arrested, jailed, and fined for refusing to move from her seat in the "Whites-only" section of a movie theatre
What is Nova Scotia
In 1955 this immigration policy encouraged women from the Caribbean to come to Canada and become domestic workers in the homes of White families inexchanges of permanent residency in Canada
What is this policy called
What is the West Indian domestic scheme.
First surgeon to successfully seperate Craniopagus twins
Ben Carson
Regarded as “perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history,” ........ was one of the early black runners who made history when he set three world records and tied another in less than 60 minutes at the 1935 Big Ten Track meet in Michigan
Who is Jesse Owens
This actor played T'Challa in Black Panther.
Who is Chadwick Boseman.
This 1955-1956 protest movement sought to end racial segregation on public buses in Montgomery, Alabama
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
This South Western Ontario town ignored the Fair Accommodation Practices Act, denying services to Black Canadians in restaurants during the 1950s
What is Dresden
He created the super soaker water gun
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
This NBA player is often considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time. This Chicago Bulls player won 6 NBA Championships between 1984-2003
Who is Michael Jordan
In 1963 this civil rights activist famously inspired millions by having a dream.
Who Martin Luther King Jr
Slavery was abolished in all states in the US by this year.
1804
Voting rights were given to Black women in this year
What is 1918
He invented the traffic light
Who is Garrett Morgan
He broke baseball's color barrier, becoming the first African American to play in the major leagues.
Who is Jackie Robinson