Black History Month Females
Her memoir is " I know why the caged bird sings" she was also a poet, activist, and mother.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This man had a dream that all people will be equal.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Which Basketball player was born Earvin Johnson Jr. on August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan?
Who was Magic Johnson.
This is the month of Black History Month
What is February?
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
This woman refused to give her seat to a white man.
Who is Rosa Parks?
He was the first black president.
Who is Barack Obama?
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
Why was February chosen as the month to honor all black people?
The month was chosen because both Abraham Lincoln's (February 12) and Frederick Douglass' birthdays are in February (February 14).
These were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation
What are Jim Crow laws
This African American woman helped 300 slaves escape to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The first African American to play a major sport. When this player joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, baseball was segregated.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
He was the one of the only athletes to play two professional sports, football and baseball.
Who is Bo Jackson?
What are the 4 colors that represent Black History Month?
red, green, black and yellow.
This is the first female African American Vice President
Who is Kamala Harris?
This African American female tennis player is known as a GOAT
Who is Serena Williams?
What famous black activist said the following:
"If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything."
Who is Malcolm X
Who is Wilma Rudolph.
Name 3 historically black colleges or universities.
Albany State University
Clark Atlanta University,
Fort Valley State University,
Interdenominational Theological Center,
Morehouse College,
Morehouse School of Medicine,
Morris Brown College, Paine College,
Savannah State University,
and Spelman College.
He was the first African American Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This African American woman wrote the book "Becoming" and was a former First lady.
Who is Michelle Obama?
Who snubbed 4 time Gold medal winner Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics by refusing to shake his hand?
Who was Adolf Hitler.
This African American basketball player played for the Chicago Bulls and won finals MVP 6 times.
Who is Michael Jordan?
When was Black History Month expanded from a week to a month?
1996
1976
1956
What is 1976.
A network of secret routes used by enslaved African Americans to escape into free states.
What is The Underground Railroad?