Famous People
This person refused to move out of their seat on a bus in Dec 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This person is the most honored woman in the history of Grammy Awards.
Who is Beyonce?
This person invented the gas mask and the stop light.
Who is Garret A. Morgan
Gave the famous "I Have A Dream Speech.''
Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. Who is she?
Simone Biles
This person was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell?
Which dance originated in New York City in the 1970s and is considered one of the four pillars of hip hop culture?
Breakdancing
Invented the refrigerated truck
Lewis Latimer
When is black history month recgonized?
February
Which Jamaican sprinter became the first person to win back-to-back Olympic 100m and 200m titles (2012, 2016)?
Usain Bolt
This person was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Which singer was known as the “Queen of Soul”?
Aretha Franklin
This person invented portable ironing boards
Who is Elijah McCoy
This was a network of people, houses, and places that slaves used to escape slavery.
What is the Underground Railroad
Who was the person who broke the color barrier in baseball?
Who is Jackie Robinson
I went to space on September 12, 1992, making me the first African American woman to accomplish this amazing thing.
Who is Mae Jemison
What famous sitcom TV show does Will Smith play the character of a teenage boy who ends up living with his aunt and uncle after getting into a fight
Co-inventory is the electric microphone used in 90 percent of phones used today
Who is Jame West
Where were the slaves running to find freedom?
What is the North
This was the first black coach in the NBA
Who is Bill Russell
Which activist and journalist co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966?
Huey P. Newton
Which musical genre emerged from the Bronx in the 1970s, featuring MCing, DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti art?
HIP-HOP
What did Fredrick Jones patent for trucks?
What is an air cooling unit
I was the first black president.
Who is Barak Obama
What year did the NBA become integrated?
What is 1950