Black History Month Fun Facts
The month we celebrate Black History Month
What is February
Who is Michael Jackson
This civil rights leader delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
In this movie, a princess accidentally turns into a green frog by kissing one.
What is Princess and the Frog?
Means to be apart and was referred to when separating white people and black people.
What is segregation?
This African American who helped hundreds of slaves through the Underground railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman
She sang “Single Ladies” and “Run the World (Girls)
Who is Beyoncé?
The 44th president of the United States, who served 2 terms.
Who is Barack Obama?
A superhero movie set in Wakanda
What is Black Panther?
Means to discriminate against someone because of the color of their skin.
What is racism?
She triggered a boycott of the Montgomery Alabama Bus System in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat to a white person
Who is Rosa Parks?
This is the star or Marvel’s Black Panther.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
A famous talk show host who famously said, “you get a car, you get a car, you get a car!
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
A movie that features Michael Jordan and the Looney tunes.
What is Space Jam?
Means the right to act, speak or think.
What is freedom?
This group of African American pilots trained during World War II and became the first Black military pilots in the U.S. Armed Forces
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
A Jamaican olympic runner who is considered the fastest person in the world.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This baseball player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
A pixar movie that is all about Jazz music, finding your purpose and the great beyond.
What is Soul?
This movement was an important period of social and political activism in the 1940’s-1960’s to abolish legalized segregation and discrimination.
What is the civil rights movement?
The first African American justice in the U.S. Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This tennis star won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and is considered one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Who is Serena Williams?
This activist and writer escaped slavery and became a powerful speaker against it in the 1800s.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
A movie that tells the story of how a U.S. Space Program got off the ground with 3 brilliant Black women leading the charge.
What is hidden figures?
What the Acronym NAACP stands for.
What is the National Association for the Achievement of Colored People?