Music of the past
Making History
Reasons
100

What Michael Jackson music video is played more than any other music video in the month of October?

Thriller

100

The First president to recognize Black History Month

Gerald ford

100

What is MLK's most famous speech titled?

I Have a Dream

200

First black artist to win a Grammy

Ella Fitzgerald

200

Escaped captivity and made 13 missions to rescue more than 300 slaves

Harriet Tubman

200

The colors of Black History Month (black, red, yellow, and green) are derived from which flags

Ethiopian Flag and the Pan-African flag

300

One of the most recorded jazz artists of all time.

"Take the A Train"

Duke Ellington

300

First black woman to attend Yale Law and first black female judge

Jane Bolin

300

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas shared something in common, which is the reason Black History is celebrated in the month of February

Birthdays

2/12 Abe Lincoln and 2/14 Frederick Douglas

400

Dance referred to as the original swing dance and the most iconic style of swing.

Fast rotations, swing outs, and high energy footwork

Lindy Hop

400

First licensed black pilot. Not recognized as a pioneer until after her death

Bessie Coleman

400

The nation's largest and most widely recognized civil rights organization, which has a mission to remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic process.

NAACP

500

Style of music that incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymes from African American culture

Blues

500

First major league baseball player in the 20th century

Jackie Robinson

500

In what month do we celebrate Black music?

June