Civil Rights
Who has a speech called "I have a dream"?
Martin Luther King
Who sings the 1982 hit "Thriller"?
Michael Jackson
This is the last state to officially abolish slavery from their constitution (extra 100 points for the year)
Mississippi (1995)
DEI/DEIJ
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Justice
What other country celebrates black history month?
Canada
Who was part of the Black Panther Party?
Angela Davis
Dr. Dre collaborated with which rapper on the song California Love?
Tupac
The first U.S. woman to become a self-made millionaire
Madam C.J. Walker
The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
Segregation
This activist suffered a terrible head injury while still a slave, yet she managed to lead approximately 70 people to freedom herself by working as a conductor in the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
The first lady of civil rights
Rosa Parks
This is the person with the most awards in music history.
Beyonce
1st African-American man allowed to vote
Frederick Douglass
An act of nonviolent, voluntary abstention from a product, person, organization, or country as an expression of protest
Boycott
This is the day the Emancipation Proclamation was signed (Read carefully!)
January 1, 1863
Which Muslim activist said to defend yourself at all cost?
Malcolm X
This is the original performer of the hit song "Hound Dog"
Big Mama Thorton (August 13, 1952 through February 1953)
A period of unprecedented cultural expression and artistic output by African Americans between 1918 to 1937
The Harlem Renaissance
Discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity
Racism
This is the first African American president in U.S History
Barack Obama
What was the name of the laws that existed in the Southern United States that segregated African-Americans from whites?
Jim Crow Laws
Which iconic African American songstress spells out the word "Respect" in her song?
Aretha Franklin
February was chosen as the month for Black History Month because which two people have birthdays that month?
Frederick Douglass and Abraham lincoln
The act of officially ending or stopping something
Abolition
What happened on June 19th, 1865?
The final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas/the end of slavery in Texas.