History
Black History Week started on what date
February 12, 1926
In 1938 what First Lady challenged segregation rules
Eleanor Roosevelt
She was the first published African American poet
Phyllis Wheatly
Jazz originated in Louisiana during the turn of this century
19th
This man is credited with helping design the blueprints for Washington D.C
Benjamin Banneker
He accompanied Lewis & Clark on their 1804 expedition
York
After receiving a scholarship to this school, Coretta Scott King met her husband Martin Luther King Jr.
The New England Conservatory of Music
She was the only known female Buffalo Soldier
Cathay Williams
This famous guitarist was known by his friends and family as "Buster"
Jimi Hendrix
Josiah Henson fled slavery and founded a settlement for fugitive slaves in what Canadian city
Ontario
What landmark case resulted in the opening of slavery in all U.S territories
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The path from these two Alabama cities is now a U.S National Historic Trail
Selma and Montgomery
In what year was the first African American astronaut trained
1967
The first issue of this African American publication, sold out in a matter of hours
Ebony
By 1810, how many African Americans were in the U.S
1 million
Over 150,000 African Americans had fought for the union by the end of the Civil War in this year
1865
Little Rock gained nationwide recognition for integrating its students in what year
1957
He was the first African American male to win Tennis' U.S Open
Arthur Ashe
This female poet remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for two years
Maya Angelou
George Monroe was the navigator for what Civil War General
Ulysses S. Grant
How many states seceded from the union in 1861
Eleven
In 1957 the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is established to seek equality for African Americans by this now famous Civil Rights Leader
Martin Luther King Jr.
The first recorded legal protest of slavery in America occurred in what year
1644
The Rolling Stones got their name from his 1950 song 'Rollin Stone'
Muddy Waters
This man, who shares part of his name with a founding father, made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts
George Washington Carver