Historical Figures
Who said "I had a dream"?
What holiday celebrates the end of slavery?
Juneteenth
Who was the first Black president?
Barack Obama
What month is Black History?
February
Enslaved people were allowed to get married
False
Who was a runaway slave and helped free over 70 slaves?
Harriet Tubman
What amendment abolished slavery? Extra points for the year
The 13th Amendment in 1865
First Black Millionaire
Madam C.J. Walker
She created Black hair products
Name 1 important structure built by slaves. Extra points for 2
The White House, The United States Capitol, Wall Street in NY, Harvard Law School, The Washington Monument
Black women and Black men were given the right to vote at the same time
False
Who helped end segregation on buses by refusing to give up her seat to a White person?
Rosa Parks
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The Three-Fifths Compromise counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person to give slave states more power in Congress.
First Black baseball player
Jackie Robinson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Angela Davis
Malcolm X
Sit-ins were when Black people sat in government buildings to demand changes
False
Who believed in the safety and equality of Black people "by any means necessary"?
Malcolm X
When did segregation or the Jim Crow Era end in the U.S.?
1965
Who is the NBA's highest scorer?
LeBron James
Name at least 1 invention made by Black people. Extra points for more than 1
Traffic Lights, refrigerator, folding chair, potato chips, Super Soaker Watergun Toy, Peanut Butter, electric roller coaster, pencil sharpener, ice cream scoop, fire extinguisher, shaking hand, automatic elevator door
Harriet Tubmen helped lead armies during the civil war
True
What years did the civil war take place?
1861-1865
Who was the first Black woman to become an astronaut?
Who is known as the fastest man?
Before Barack Obama, we had a Black President
True
John Hanson was elected president under the articles of Confederation in 1781