The Bible
The children of Israel were enslaved in this African country for 430 years.
Where is Egypt?
George Washington Carver is a famous inventor who made many products using _______.
What are peanuts?
Barack Obama was U.S. President number _____.
What is 44?
This sprinter holds the world record in the 100-meter sprint at 9.58 seconds.
Who is Usain Bolt?
The famous Baptist Michael King Jr. changed his name after this famous Protestant Reformer.
Who is Martin Luther?
People compare Harriet Tubman to this Bible figure because she led many slaves to freedom?
Moses
The research of this mathematician was crucial to make the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) we use today.
Who is Gladys West?
President Abraham Lincoln issued this document in 1863 to declare the freedom of all enslaved people.
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
The evolution of jazz music began here.
Where is Harlem, New York?
This famous Seventh-Day Adventist preacher was the first African-American to serve as Senate Chaplain for the U.S.
Who is Barry Black?
Many people have sadly used the Scripture about the curse of ____ to justify the enslavement of black people.
Who is Ham?
Thomas Edison is famous for making the light bulb. But this man invented the carbon filament for it to work.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
On this day in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the Civil War.
When was June 19th?
This black female billionaire is the richest African-American woman.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This was the first Black Protestant denomination.
What is the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church?
In this book of the Bible, the Lord teaches us that: "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus?"
What is Galatians?
Garrett Morgan created this invention that helps us slow down every now and again.
What are traffic lights?
This prominent abolitionist was invited to the White House by Abraham Lincoln to discuss slavery.
Who was Frederick Douglas?
This African-American poet penned this question: "What happens to a dream deferred?"
Who is Langston Hughes?
This American religious leader led the Nation of Islam and mentored famous figures such as Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali.
Who is Elijah Muhammad?
It was the apostle Paul's hope that Philemon would receive this slave in love.
Who is Onesimus?
This is the man we can thank for establishing Black History Month in America.
Who is Carter Woodson?
This president was influenced by the work of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement and passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?
This school became the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the United States of America.
Where is Cheyney University?
He was the first African-American ordained minister in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Who is Charles M. Kinny?