Black History Facts
In the late 1920s, this person organized BHWeek during the 2nd week of February to promote and educate people about Black culture and History.
Carter G. Woodson
In 2008, this Harvard Law grad was elected as the first African-American president. He then went on to serve two consecutive terms.
President Barack Obama
a type of pigment that gives color to the hair, skin, and eyes
Melanin
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
MLK Jr.
This invention led Madam C.J. Walker to become the first female African American self-made millionaire.
haircare products (for African-American women)
This space is the oldest and largest known cemetery in North America for both free and enslaved Africans. It protects the historic role slavery played in building New York
The African Burial ground (located on Duane Street in Lower Manhattan)
This former NFL quarterback is best known for helping to spark a movement by taking a knee to protest anti-Black police violence, which would lead to his being forced out of the league.
Colin Kaepernick
"if there is no struggle, there is no progress"
Frederick Douglass
Marie Van Brittan Brown felt unsafe in her high-crime neighborhood of Jamaica, Queens. In 1966 she invented this, which is still relevant in today’s society with use in places such as banks, office buildings, and apartment complexes.
home security system
This amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the US
13th
This 19th century journalist documented the rise of lynchings as a form of white panic about freed slaves, post-emancipation. She's also a co-founder of the NAACP.
Ida B. Wells
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see. Now you see me, now you don't. George thinks he will, but I know he won't.”
Muhammad Ali
Sarah Boone was dressmaker who invented the modern-day version of this apparatus in order to help improve the appearance of her work
(DAILY DOUBLE)
modern-day ironing board
What caused the Civil War?
Slavery
The Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin
“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear. Knowing what must be done does away with fear.”
Rosa Parks
Valerie Thomas, who was one of two women who graduated with a physics degree from Morgan State University, decided to invent this after attending a presentation about optical illusions. This technology was adopted by NASA and has since been adapted for use in surgery as well as the production of television and video screens.
illusion transmitter
also known as the New Negro Movement, this was a period of great cultural activity and innovation among African American artists and writers
Harlem Renaissance
In 1960, she was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis
Ruby Bridges
“History has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own.”
Michelle Obama
This computer scientist forever changed the way we text and tweet by developing the animation used for this
GIFs