Achievements in Art
What was Amanda Gorman’s achievement?
Youngest poet to read at a Presidential Inauguration
Where did the major accomplishments involving space travel occur? (Organization)
NASA (National Aeronautic and Space Administration)
Who was the first black girl to attend an all white school?
Ruby Bridges
What is it called when black and white people are separated?
Segregation
Who was Kamala Harris?
First female and person of color to become Vice President of the United States
Which black poet and actress recieved an Emmy nomination?
Maya Angelou
Who verified the calculations of John Glenn’s trajectory?
Katherine Johnson
What year was Mother Mary Lange born?
1794
What year was George Washington Carver awarded the Roosevelt medal?
1939
Fill in the blank: John Lewis was one of the original _____________.
Freedom Riders
Fill in the blank: Althea Gibson won the __________.
Wimbleton
What college did Mae Jemison get accepted into?
Stanford University
What is Shirley Ann Jackson’s profession?
Barbara Henry
What was the name Hariet Tubman was given at birth?
Araminta Ross
Who were the first african-american soldiers in WWII?
Charles McGee & the Tuskegee Airmen
What award was Maya Angelou given, and who was it given by?
Presidential Medal of Freedom given by President Barack Obama
At what age did Katherine Johnson start high school?
10
What was the name and type of Mother Mary Lang’s school?
Saint Francis School for Colored Girls, which is a Catholic school
What year Sojourner Truth freed as a slave?
1827
Who signed the Voting Rights Act, and what year was it signed in?
President Lyndon Johnson in 1965
Complete the line from Amanda Gorman’s poem: "When the day comes that we ask ourselves, 'Where can we find light in this ____________ _____?'"
never-ending shade
On which shuttle and year did Mae Jamison go into space?
Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992
What is Shirley Ann Jackson’s profession?
Physicist
How old was Frederick Douglas when he was freed from slavery, and in what year?
He was 28, and was freed in 1846
What event caused John Lewis to get a skull fracture?
Bloody Sunday