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As a 6-year-old, I entered an all-white school eventually helping the desegregation of schools in the 60s. Who am I?
Ruby Bridges
Who was the first black President of the United States, serving from January 2009 to January of 2017?
Barack Obama
What is the name of the first black athlete to become a billionaire?
Michael Jordan
What month is Black History Month?
February
This Black History Month hero was a scientist and inventor who found hundreds of uses for peanuts?
George Washington Carver
Who was the woman who refused to give up her seat to a white man which was a violation of the city's racial segregation laws?
Rosa Parks
This man delivered a speech in Washington D.C about a dream that all people would be considered "Equal".
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is considered as the GOAT when it comes to Gymnastics, is now the most decorated gymnast in history with 19 gold medals?
Simone Biles
What are the colors that represent Black History Month?
Red, green, black, and yellow.
This Black History Month hero was the first African-American to attend Harvard University. What is his name?
W.E.B. Dubois
Who worked as a nurse and a spy for the Union and helped 300 slaves escape to freedom, earning the nickname the "Black Moses"?
Harriet Tubman
Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the famous African American that won 4 medals in the Berlin Olympics?
Jesse Owens
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all Southern slaves are free.
President Abraham Lincoln
This Black History Month hero was the first African American female elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?
Shirley Chisholm
This woman traveled internationally, shedding light on lynchings in America. She wrote under the name Iola. Who is she?
Ida. B. Wells
Who was the first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, as well as the country's first black head of state?
Nelson Mandela
This woman pioneered professional women's tennis, advocating for equal pay in Tennis for all tennis players to come after her.
Venus Williams
Other than Black History Month, African Americans also celebrate their freedom during this holiday.
Juneteenth
The Black History Month hero used her math skills to help explorers reach new worlds in the NASA space program?
Katherine Johnson
Who is known as the first Black self-made millionaire? This millionaire received her success from producing and selling hair growing products.
Madam C.J Walker
Who was the African American leader in the civil rights movement, minister, and supporter of Black nationalism?
Malcolm X.
Who was the first African American to play a major sport that joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 when baseball was segregated?
Jackie Robinson
When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
1926
Where was "Black Wall Street" located?
Tulsa, Oklahoma