Black History Basics

Civil Rights Leaders
Education& Equality
Inventors & Firsts

Arts, Sports, & Culture
100

What month is black history month celebrated?

What is February

100

Who refused to give up her bus seat?

Who is Rosa Parks

100

What does segregation mean?

What is Keeping people separate

100

Who found many uses for peanuts and crops?

Who is George Washington Carver

100

Who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball?

Who is Jackie Robinson 

200

Who started black history month?

Who is Carter G. Woodson?

200

Who gave the "I have a dream" speech?

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.

200

What Supreme Court case ended school segregation 

What is Brown v. Board of Education

200

Who invented an early traffic light?

Who is Garrett Morgan

200

Who help enslaved people escape using the Underground Railroad?

Who is Harriet Tubman

300

What was black history month first called?

What is Negro history Week

300

Which leader believed in nonviolent protest?

Who is Martin Luther King Jr. 

300

Who was the first black supreme court Justice

Who is Thurgood Marshall

300

Who was the first black woman in space?

Who is Mae Jemison

300

Who is considered one of the greatest basketball players ever?

Who is Michael Jordan

400

In what year did black history month become a full month?

What is 1976

400

Who encouraged black pride in standing up for equality?

Who is Malcolm X

400

What phrase explains the Brown v. Board decision?

What is "separate is not equal"

400

Who was the first black president?

Who is Barack Obama

500

Why is black history month celebrated?

What is to honor the history , culture and contributions of black americans

500

What protest began after Rosa Parks was arrested

What is the Montgomery bus Boycott

500

What does equality mean?

What is Being treated fairly

500

Why are "firsts" important in history?

They break barriers and create opportunities

500

Why is culture an important part of history?

It shows tradition,  creativity, and identity