Black History
Which Constitutional Amendment abolished slavery
A. 14th Amendment
B. 12th Amendment
C. 13th Amendment
C. 13th Amendment
____ was an agricultural scientist that is most famously know for inventing peanut butter.
George Washington Carver
(Fun Fact: He created over 300 products from peanuts including soaps and fuel)
_____ was the first black president of the United States.
Barack Obama
February is Black History Month
TRUE
______ is the first African American to play in a major league. When he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, baseball leagues were still segregated.
A. Willie Mays
B. Joshua Gibson
C. Jackie Robinson
C. Jackie Robinson
This woman refused to give her seat to a white man, as a result, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was born.
Rosa Parks
This woman is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records. She made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for Black women. Who is she?
Madam C.J. Walker
_____ had a dream that all people will be equal.
Martin Luther King Jr
Vanessa Williams was the first Black woman to win the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984.
TRUE: Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America 1984.
Which African American basketball player played for the Chicago Bulls and won finals MVP 6 times?
A. Dennis Rodman
B. Michael Jordan
C. Scottie Pippen
B. Michael Jordan
____ is the first African American child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South, at the age of six years old.
Ruby Bridges
Who was the first black woman to own a TV studio?
Oprah Winfrey
Who was the first African American to serve in the U.S Congress? Hint: She became the first Black woman to run for president as a major-party candidate. She ran for the Democratic Party's nomination
A. Shirley Chisolm
B. Jasmine Crockett
C. Kamala Harris
A. Shirley Chisolm
Delta Sigma Theta was the first ever black Greek sorority for college students, and it was created in 1908.
FALSE: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was the very first black Greek Sorority ever created. It was founded on January 15, 1908
Professional American tennis players, were ranked world No. 1 and No. 2 on singles, respectively, marking the first time in history that sisters occupied the top two positions.
Venus & Serena Williams
What 4 colors are primarily used to represent Black History Month?
Black, red, yellow and green.
*Black represents resilience, red denotes blood, yellow is optimism and justice, and green symbolizes rich greenery
_____ was a self-taught engineer that became the first major Black video game engineer and designer. He also created the first cartridge-based video game console :
A. Lewis Latimer
B. Jerry Lawson
C. Guion Bluford
B. Jerry Lawson
____ was an African American leader in the civil rights movement, minister and supporter of Black nationalism.
A. Booker T Washington
B. Malcolm X
C. Thurgood Marshall
President Gerald Ford is recognized as the president to officially recognize Black History Month.
TRUE : On February 10, 1976, President Gerald R. Ford issued a message recognizing Black History Month, becoming the first President to do so.
This athlete protested against the Vietnam War and was stripped of his heavyweight boxing title championship in 1967
Muhammad Ali
Harriet Tubman helped over 300 slaves escape to freedom using a network of people, places, and routes called the _________.
Underground Railroad
Garrett Morgan was a black inventor that created ______.
A. Sewing machines
B. 3-way traffic signal
C. Peanut Butter
B. 3 way traffic signal
In January 1969, this black power political organization started the first free breakfast program to combat hunger and poverty for many poor black children in Oakland, CA. What is the name of that organization?
The Black Panther Party
Florida was the last state to abolish slavery
FALSE ; Mississippi was the last state to officially abolish slavery.
This person has won 24 world championship medals, 7 Olympic medals and has four gymnast skills named after her. Who is she?
Simone Biles