The recognition of Black history began as
A. A week
B. A day
C. It was always a month
What is a week
What year was the first Tuskegee Airmen squadron formed?
When was 1941?
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?
What is December 1955
This 6 year old is responsible for desegregating schools in 1960.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
The second African American to hold the office of New York City Mayor?
Who is Eric Adams
Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of what educational institution?
Tuskegee Institute
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?
What is Aug. 28, 1963
This 1963 march brought over 250,000 people together in support of human civil rights and is where Martin Luther King Jr gave his now iconic "I Have a Dream" speech
What is the March on Washington
Which president ended racial segregation in the U.S. using armed forces in 1948?
Who is President Harry Truman?
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
What organization formed Feb. 12, 1909?
What is "The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"
What year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?
What is 1863?
What year did the first black men graduate from the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)?
When was 1963?
This African American 16-year old girl led a student strike for equal education at R.R. Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia
What is Barbara Johns?
Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
Who is Maya Angelou
Sis. Karmesha Peake won her first Grammy for this all Black opera
What is Porgy & Bess?
The first Black governor of Virginia
Who is Douglas Wilder
This movie told the story of African-American women and their role at NASA
What is Hidden Figures?
Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
What is U.S. Senator