Black History Month

Men

100

I led a march on Washington and delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963

Martin Luther King JR

200

One of my famous quotes is "By any means necessary"

Malcolm X

300

I played for the Chicago Bulls. My number was 23. My birthday is February 17

Michael Jordan 

400

I was killed because a white woman said I whistled at her

Emmett Till

500

I was the first Black major league baseball player. I played for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Jackie Robinson

Civil Rights

100

Frederick Douglass' birthday

February 14

200

I signed the Emancipation Proclamation

Abraham Lincoln

300

I was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991

Thurgood Marshall

400

This is where Dr Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech

Washington D.C.

500

a consolidation of five cases into one, decided by the Supreme Court, effectively ending racial segregation in public schools.

Brown vs Board of Education

Vocabulary

100

a holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US.

Juneteenth

200

This amendment abolished slavery 

13th Amendment

300

the capturing, selling, and buying of enslaved persons

Slave Trade

400

having a range of people with various racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds and various lifestyles, experience, and interests

Diversity

500

 Laws that are a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial

Jim Crow

Women

100

I freed over 300 slaves by using a network called the Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman

200

I am a famous author and poet. One of my most famous books is "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

Maya Angelou

300

I was the first Black First Lady of the United States

Michelle Obama

400

I was arrested for not giving up my seat on the bus

Rosa Parks

500

I was the first Black child to racially integrate an all-white elementary school in the South. I was only 6 years old

Ruby Bridges

Random

100

I am known as the King of Pop

Michael Jackson

200

I am widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. My song "Dear MaMa" became my first top ten on the Billboard Hot 100

Tupac Shakur

300

I was a famous boxer. I was considered one of the toughest boxers who ever lived. In nearly half a century, I was only knocked out 3 times

Jack Johnson

400

I was the first Black President of the United States

Barack Obama

500

What religion was Malcolm X

Musllim