Civil Rights Leaders
Who is known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” for refusing to give up her bus seat in 1955?
Rosa Parks
Who was the first Black President of the United States?
Barack Obama
Which NASA mathematician helped calculate flight paths for space missions?
Katherine Johnson
Who was known as the “Queen of Soul” and famous for singing and playing piano?
Aretha Franklin
Who broke the MLB color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the 14-year-old girl who refused to give up her seat nine months before Rosa Parks?
Claudette Colvin
Who became the first woman, first Black American, and first South Asian American Vice President?
Kamala Harris
Who became the first Black woman in space in 1992?
Dr. Mae Jemison
Which artist performed at President Biden’s 2021 inauguration as a young poet?
Amanda Gorman
Who was a five-time NBA champion known for “Mamba Mentality”?
Kobe Bryant
Who delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is known as the “Father of Black History” and founded Black History Week?
Carter G. Woodson
Who developed over 300 products from peanuts?
George Washington Carver
Who started in a group of five and later became famous for “Thriller”?
Michael Jackson
Who was the first Black female First Lady of the United States?
Michelle Obama
Which movement began after Rosa Parks’ arrest and led to desegregation of buses?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Why is Black History Month celebrated in February?
Lincoln and Douglass' birthdays
Who invented the Super Soaker water gun?
Lonnie Johnson
Who hosted a talk show for 25 seasons and launched the OWN network?
Oprah Winfrey
What is the name of the week-long celebration of African American culture from December 26 to January 1?
Kwanzaa
Who was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968?
Shirley Chisholm
Which organization is the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the U.S.?
NAACP
Garrett Morgan improved which life-saving street device by adding a third “all-stop” position?
Traffic signal
Which genre of music began in the Bronx in the 1970s and recently celebrated 50 years?
Hip-Hop
What term refers to colleges established before 1964 primarily to educate Black students?
Historically Black Colleges and Universities