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Black Inventors
Black History Month Entertainers
African American Musicians
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When did Black History Month start?
1970
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What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom?
Who is Harriet Tubman
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Who invented the elevator?
Who is Alexander Miles
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Who was the first African American Olympian to win the all-around title in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas
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His hits included When Doves Cry, Little Red Corvette, and Purple Rain
Prince
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Who started Black History Month?
Carter J. Woodson
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Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
Who is Sidney Poitier
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Who invented peanut butter?
Who is George Washington Carver
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Who is known as the fastest man in the world?
Usain Bolt
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She is known as the queen of soul.
Aretha Franklin
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Who was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
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True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote?
False. It was an executive order by the president Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves.
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Who performed the first-ever heart surgery in 1893?
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
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Who was the star of Black Panther?
Chadwick Boseman
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His hits included All Along the Watchtower, Hey Joe and Voodoo Chile
Jimmy Hendrix
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Who triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?
Rosa Parks
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What was the name for his most famous speech?
"I Have a Dream"
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What products did Madam CJ Walker sell to be a successful businesswoman?
What are hair products?
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Who was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
Halle Berry
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American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop"
Michael Jackson
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Who was the first African American woman to travel into space?
Mae Jemison
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Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Who is Jackie Robinson
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Who invented the traffic signal?
Who is Garret Morgan
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Who was the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet?
Misty Copeland
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Born on March 20, 1915, she was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who invented the sound of rock n' roll.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe