Black Figures
Which Black historical figure organized the march to Montgomery?
Martin Luther King Jr.
"I had a dream"
Who quoted this?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who wrote the "Ain't I a woman" speech?
Who was Sojourner Faith?
Who was the inventor of the "Traffic Light"?
Who was Garrett Morgan?
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_________ has a distinct voice as a Black writer and activist. She left a legacy with her large body of work, including memoirs, poems, essays and plays ...
Maya Angelou
When is Rosa Parks birthday?
February 4, 1913 ( If the answering or opposing team answers, the correct year, month, or day they should be given the points.)
Who wrote the “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech?
Who was Frederick Douglass?
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________________ was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion
Who was George Washington Carver?
The first African American woman to travel in space.
Mae Jemison
The first black baseball player.
Jack Roosevelt Robinson.
Who wrote the “A More Perfect Union” Speech?
Who was Barack Obama?
Who was the first black inventor to become an American ophthalmologist and humanitarian?
Who was Patricia Bath?
Who was the first Black astronaut?
Who was Guion Bluford?
The first Black quarterback to win a Superbowl in the NFL.
Who was Doug Williams?
who wrote the “The Ballot or the Bullet” speech?
Who was Malcomb X?
Who was the first African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War?
Who was Granville Woods?
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___________ was the first Black woman elected to Congress representing NY's 12th District
Who was Shirley Chrisholm?
Who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era?
Who was Jack Roosevelt Robinson?
Who wrote the "I had a dream" speech?
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.
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____________was an American inventor, entrepreneur, engineer, winner of the National Medal of Technology, and an inductee of the National Inventors
Who was Frederick McKinley Jones?