Start of Something Big
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
Which american actor, director and narrator particularly known for his distinctive deep voice said, "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."
Who is Morgan Freeman
This 2020 protest estimated in 15 million to 26 million people participating in the United States, making it one of the largest movements in the country's history. The movement comprises many views and a broad array of demands but they center on criminal justice reform.
What is Black Lives Matter
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Who is Beyonce Knowles
Which famous boxer said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?
Who is Muhammad Ali
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated
What is Brown v. Board of Education
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
This composer and bandleaders “In A Sentimental Mood” and “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” perfectly captured the essence of the black experience, but his facile reconciliation of street-smart rhythm, tuxedo-clad melody and impressionistic lyricism was also irresistible to white audiences.
Who is Duke Ellington
This man was credited with inventing and patenting the automatic transmission
Who is Richard Spikes
Who said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."?
Who is Maya Angelou
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Who is Malcolm X
Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day – This holiday celebrates the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States
What is Juneteenth
When asked what jazz is this influential instrumentalist nicknamed "Satchmo" replied, "Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know"
Who is Louis Armstrong
Which African American was elected president of the United States in 2008?
Who is Barack Obama
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?
Who is Emmet Till
In what year were the first Africans brought to American to work as slaves?
What is 1619
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President
Who is Shirley Chisholm
What is the former byname of the Greenwood neighbourhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where in the early 20th century African Americans had created a self-sufficient prosperous business district. The term was used until the Tulsa race massacre of 1921.
What is the Black Wall Street
Who made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990
Who is George Washington Carver