Historical Happenings
This amendment abolished slavery within the United States.
What is the 13th amendment?
Elected in 2008 as the first Black president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
She knows why the caged bird sings.
Who is Maya Angelou?
These famous siblings resided in the White House from 2008 through 2016.
Who are Sasha and Malia Obama?
This man became the first African-American MLB player of the modern era when he started with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The African-American celebration of the emancipation of slaves was first recognized as a federal holiday in 2019.
What is Juneteenth?
Considered the "Mother of the Freedom Movement" for her refusal to give her seat on a public bus to a white passenger in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This American rapper signed with Cash Money Records at the age of 12.
Who is Lil Wayne?
This American pop band consisting of five siblings was founded in 1964.
Who are the Jackson Five?
Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history, with this number of Gold medals.
What is four?
In 2022, this woman was appointed the first Black Supreme Court justice.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
The first Black artist to win a Grammy.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
This famous multi-genre artist's legal name is Stevland Hardaway Judkins.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This professional athlete sibling duo shares a combined total of 30 Grand Slam titles.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
The first jazz artist and the first African-American woman to perform at the Super Bowl in 1972.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
Popularized in the movie Hidden Figures, this African-American woman was instrumental in helping NASA reach the Moon in 1969.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
In 1948, this man became the first African-American to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Ralph Bunche?
Hattie McDaniels was the first Black actor to be awarded an Academy Award for her performance in which movie?
What is Gone with the Wind?
"The Embrace" is a sculpture recently unveiled in Boston Common, depicting a famous photograph of this notable couple.
Who are Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
The first Olympic medal won by an African-American was in this sport.
What is hurdling?
In 2006, this man was elected the first Black governor of Massachusetts.
Who is Deval Patrick?
The first African-American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for president of the United States in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Lorraine Hansberry based this famous play, which debuted on Broadway in 1959, on a Langston Hughes poem entitled "Harlem."
What is A Raisin in the Sun?
The youngest person (featured on her father's record) to have a song on any Billboard chart.
Who is Blue Ivy Carter?
In 1998, this man was the first Black quarterback to win Super Bowl.
Who is Doug Williams?