Civil Rights Leaders
Which civil rights leader delivered the "I have a Dream" speech?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was the first black President of the United States?
Who is Barack Obama
Who is known as the "Queen of soul"?
Aretha Franklin
Who was known as the "Greatest" Boxer?
Muhammad Ali
Who founded black history month?
Carter G. Woodson
Who refused to give up their seat on a bus in 1955?
Who is Rosa Park
Who was the first black Supreme Court of Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Which poet wrote "Still I rise"?
Maya Angelou
Which tennis star has won the most grand slam singles titles in the open era?
Who is Serena Willams
In what year did black history month become a national observance?
1976
Who was the first black woman elected to the U.S Congress?
Shirley Chisholme
Who was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal?
Who is Alice Coachman
Who was the first black actor to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel
Who broke major league baseball's colour barrier?
Who is Jackie Robinson
What Supreme Court case ended legal segregation in public schools?
Brown v Board of education
Who was a key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington?
Who is Bayard Rustin
Who was the first black woman pilot?
Who is Bessie Coleman
Who was the first black woman to win an academy award for best actress?
Halle Berry
Which basketball player won six NBA championship with the Chicago Bulls?
Who is Michael Jordan
Who was known as the "Moses of her people"?
Who is Harriet Tubman
This leader of the Black Power Movement advocated for black pride and self-reliance, associated with the Nation of Islam and Black Panthers?
Malcolm X
Who was the first black astronaut in space?
Who is Ralph Bunche
Who painted "The Migration Series"?
Jacob Lawrence
Who was the first black NASCAR Cup series winner?
Earl Francis Lloyd
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment