History
In what year did Black History Week expand to the entire month
1976
US President that signed Executive order 9981, which ended racial discrimination in the armed forces
Harry Truman
He accompanied Robert Percy on the first successful U.S expedition to the North Pole
Matthew Henson
An American sitcom about a street smart teenager and his wealthy extended family
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
This genetic disease is commonly found among people of African descent
Sickle-Cell Anemia
What state lends its name to banning slavery above its southern border in 1820
Missouri
This Civil Rights leader was stabbed in 1958 at a book signing
Martin Luther King Jr.
The superhero The Black Panther made his debut in Fantastic Four no.52 in what year
1966
A committed Rastafari who helped make reggae an international phenomenon
Bob Marley
This popular African American wedding tradition symbolizes sweeping away the old and welcoming the new
Jumping the Broom
President Lincoln announced confederate slaves free with what declaration
The Emancipation Proclamation
Helping more than 300 slaves escape via the "Underground Railroad" she became known as the "Moses of her people"
Harriet Tubman
In 2008 this Jamaican sprinter became the first man in history to set 3 world records in a single Olympics
Usain Bolt
This actress became the first African American woman to be awarded an Oscar for best actress in a leading role
Halle Berry
Enslaved Africans taught their American owners how to grow this crop
Rice
This bureau was created after the Civil War to aid slaves in their transition to freedom
The Bureau of Refugees
What Supreme Court Case found that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education
Singer Nat King Cole was the first African American to host a national television show, it was aptly named this
The Nat King Cole Show
This singer holds several Guinness World records: highest annual earnings for a pop star, best selling album of all time and most Grammy awards won in a year
Michael Jackson
The ban on interracial marriage was overturned in the US in what year
1967
For over 400 years of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the majority of slaves were shipped to this South American country
Brazil
The earliest recorded protest of slavery in 1688 by "The Society of Friends" who have a long history of abolition
Quakers
This man became the first African American to be appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military post in the U.S
Colin Powell
The golden age of hip hop begins with the Run DMC album
Raising Hell
Despite stories told in popular books and movies, 1 in 4 African Americans identified as this in the 19th century
Cowboys