Dates and Events
What is the name of the 1739 slave uprising in South Carolina that was one of the largest in the British mainland colonies?
The Stono Rebellion?
Who was the first known Black person born in the 13 colonies, born in Jamestown, Virginia?
William Tucker
Who led the revolt aboard the slave ship Creole?
Madison Washington
Who established the first "Negro History Week" in 1926, which later became Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson.
Which uprising led by Toussaint Louverture resulted in the first Black republic in 1804?
The Haitian Revolution
Which 1739 slave rebellion in South Carolina was one of the largest in British mainland colonies?
The Stono Rebellion.
Who was the first African American to break the modern MLB color barrier?
Jackie Robinson
What 1863 document declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free"?
The Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is the first Black female Supreme Court Justice?
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Who was the most photographed American of the 19th century?
Frederick Douglas