Famous Black Figures
The president that signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This was the first black president of the United States
Who is Barrack Obama?
This woman was known as the "Conductor" of the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
What is Washington DC
The singer/songwriter responsbile for famous works such as "Single Ladies", "Crazy in Love" and "Formation"
Who is Beyoncé?
This is the man typically attributed with inventing peanut butter
Who is George Washington Carver?
The 2014 film chronicling the efforts of Martin Luther King Jr?
What is Selma?
This person was the first African American player in the MLB
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Also known as the Crescent City, this is often referred to as the birthplace of Jazz music
What is New Orleans?
This singer, song-writer, and multi-instrumentalist, is widely known for his flamboyant appearance and his song "When Doves Cry"
Who is Prince?
In the 1960s, as a 6-year-old girl, she was the first African American child enrolled in an all-white school
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This is the year that Black History Month was first celebrated
What is 1970?
Name at least two states that was a part of the Underground Railroad
What is Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Nebraska, Colorado, Florida, West Virginia, DC, Deleware, New Jersey, Connecitcut, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Lousiana, Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi
This is the Southern State where Rosa Park first boycotted the discriminatory bus practices
What is Alabama?
Commonly known as the "Queen of Soul", this Memphis born singer was known for their R&B and soul music
Who is Aretha Franklin?
She's Grammy award-winning, best-selling author known for passionate belief in women's and African American rights
Who is Maya Angelou?
This state was the last to inform its formerly enslaved people of their newly found freedom
What is Texas?
He's the Nebraskan born president that first officially recognized Black History Month
Who is president Gerald Ford?
In the 1780s, this eastern state was the first to abolish slavery
What is Pennsylvania?
This Chicago rapper is widely known for his, self-reported, age of 300 years
Who is Chief Keef?
This person was the first black senator
Who is Hiram Revels?
This is the group that launched Freedom Rides althroughout 1961
What is the Congress of Racial Equality?
He was the first African American person to win a Nobel Prize
Who is Ralph Bunche?
The name and state of America's first historically black university
What is Cheyney University and Pennsylvania?
This Georgian born singer contracted Glaucoma around age six, which eventually lead to his permanent blindness
Who is Ray Charles?