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Who was the famous coach from Grambling State University?
Eddie Robinson
What did the 13th Amendment outlaw in 1865?
slavery
Dr. King and other ministers formed what group to fight against segregation?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Who is the all-time leading NBA scorer?
LeBron James
Jesse Owens is a famous athlete in what field?
track and field
Why was Muhammad Ali stripped of his heavyweight boxing title?
He refused to go into the Army during the Vietnam War.
What was the Underground Railroad?
secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to freedom up North
What was the movie about three African American Women who worked in the NASA Space Program?
Hidden Figures
What African American woman became the first self made millionaire by selling hair products?
Madam C.J. Walker
Who played the character of WILL in the “FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR?
Will Smith
What toy did Lonnie Smith Invent?
Super Soaker water gun
Who invented the ironing board?
Sarah Boone
Booker T. Washington founded what university in Alabama?
Tuskegee University
Who created and hosted SOUL TRAIN?
Don Cornelius
What is the name of Michael Jackson's debut album?
Got to Be There
Who invented both the almanac and the wooden clock?
Benjamin Banneker
Who started the LET'S MOVE program to cut down on childhood obesity?
First Lady Michelle Obama
What is an HBCU?
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Who was the first African American model to be featured in GQ?
Renauld White
Who wrote LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING?
James Weldon Johnson
What operation did Dr. Daniel Hale Williams perform in 1893?
open-heart surgery
Who was the author of ROOTS?
Alex Haley
What did Marcus Garvey encourage African Americans to do to avoid racism and violence?
return to Africa and build their own society
At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S. Open?
17 years old
Charles Drew figured out a way to store what important fluid?
Plasma
Who was the first African American to receive a pilot license?
Bessie Coleman
What group of pilots fought battles during WWII and attended an HBCU?
The Tuskegee Airmen
Chadwick Boseman starred in what movie?
Black Panther
What was the militant group that was founded in Oakland, California?
The Black Panther Party
Sasha and Malia are the daughters of...
Barack and Michelle Obama
What holiday is celebrated from December 26th to January 1st?
Kwanzaa
What was the name of the group that tried to integrate seating on buses?
The Freedom Riders
Who was called the MOSES of her people?
Harriet Tubman
Who were the FIRST and SECOND African Americans to serve on the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall was the FIRST
Clarence Thomas as the SECOND
She was ALMOST elected as Georgia governor in 2018?
Stacey Abrams
What is Georgia Washington Carver famous for developing?
over 300 uses for peanuts
Why is Black History Month celebrated in February?
because Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass birthdays are in February, and they played significant roles in the fight against slavery and for civil rights:
What is the name of the large social movement that started in 2013?
Black Lives Matter (BLM)
John Lewis led what famous march?
the march from Selma to Montgomery
In what year was the NAACP founded?
1909
Garrett Morgan invented gas masks and...
the traffic signal
Phyllis Wheatley published a collection of ______ in 1773?
poems
Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Ralph Bunche
Where did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his "I Have A Dream' speech?
the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C
What was Maya Angelou's first published body of work?
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
What was the name of Michelle Obama's debut memoir?
Becoming