Who am I?
I escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist. I led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The first Pixar film to feature an African-American protagonist.
What is Soul?
He was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The first African American Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This was the first state to abolish slavery.
What is Vermont?
I am a billionaire media executive and philanthropist best known for hosting my own internationally popular talk show from 1986 to 2011. From there, I launched my own television network, OWN.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
He is the first African American actor to receive two Academy Awards (best actor in a leading role for “Training Day” and best actor in a supporting role for “Glory”). He is also the first African American man to receive seven Oscar nominations. Five for best actor (“Malcolm X,” “The Hurricane,” “Training Day,” “Flight” and “Fences”) and two for best-supporting actor (“Cry Freedom” and “Glory”.
Who is Denzel Washington?
Her refusal to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
She was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song and Queen of Jazz. At the very first Grammy Awards in 1958, she became the first African American woman to win the award — for best individual jazz performance and best female vocal performance.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
Following the Union victory in the Civil War, slavery was made illegal in the United States upon the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in what year?
What is 1865?
I was a civil rights activist, poet, and award-winning author known for my acclaimed 1969 memoir, 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' and my numerous poetry and essay collections.
Who is Maya Angelou?
She became the first African American ever to win an Oscar after her portrayal of Mammy in David O. Selznick's, Gone with the Wind.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this famous speech during the March on Washington. The march aimed to end segregation in schools, equal protection under the law, and non-discrimination in employment.
What is the “I Have A Dream” speech?
He was a professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
In the United States and Canada, we celebrate Black History in February. However, in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands, they honor it in what month?
What is the month of October?
I made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This African American musical form born out of the blues, ragtime, and marching bands, originated in Louisiana during the turn of the 19th century.
What is jazz?
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed this legislation into law initiated by President John F. Kennedy before his assassination on July 2 of that year. King and other civil rights activists witnessed the signing. The law guaranteed equal employment for all, limited the use of voter literacy tests and allowed federal authorities to ensure public facilities were integrated.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
In 2012, at the London Olympics, she became the first Black gymnast to win the Individual All-Around title.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
February was chosen for the celebration of Black History month to coincide with the birthdays of these two famous figures.
Who is Frederick Douglas & Abraham Lincoln?
I created specialized hair products for African American hair care and became one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This art movement was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning from the 1920s and 1930s.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
In 1954, the civil rights movement gained momentum when the United States Supreme Court made segregation illegal in public schools from this court case.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
He was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
She may have been drawn as an old Hollywood pinup girl, but cartoon Betty Boop was actually inspired by this Harlem-based jazz singer.
Who is Ester Jones?