This minister and activist led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
In 1965, this event in Selma, Alabama, was a turning point that helped lead to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
What is Bloody Sunday?
Known as "The Greatest," this boxer was a three-time heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
He became the first Black president of the United States in 2009.
Who is Barack Obama?
Known as the "Queen of Soul," this singer is famous for hits like Respect and Natural Woman.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Known as the "Moses of her people," she escaped slavery and led hundreds to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The landmark 1954 Supreme Court case that ruled school segregation unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
She is the most decorated gymnast in history and is known for her gravity-defying routines.
Who is Simone Biles?
In 2021, she became the first Black woman vice president of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This civil rights activist and talk show host became the first Black female billionaire.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
In 1955, she refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded in 1960 in this U.S. city.
What is Raleigh, North Carolina?
This is the team Jackie Robinson played for.
What is (Brooklyn) Dodgers?
This animated Disney movie featured Disney's first Black princess, Tiana.
What is The Princess and the Frog?
Known as the "King of Pop," he became one of the best-selling music artists in history with albums like Thriller and Bad.
Who is Michael Jackson?
The reason Black History Month is celebrated in February is to honor the birthdays of two important historical figures - one an abolitoinist and the other a U.S. president.
Who are Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln?
This organization, co-founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966, focused on Black empowerment and community programs.
What is the Black Panther Party?
Professional American tennis players, were ranked world No. 1 and No. 2 on singles, respectively, marking the first time in history that sisters occupied the top two positions.
Who are Venus & Serena Williams?
Before becoming a Supreme Court Justice, this lawyer argued and won the Brown v. Board of Education case. He was the Supreme Court's first African American justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This rapper and entrepreneur became hip-hop's first billionaire.
Who is Jay-Z?
Born into slavery in 1818, he escaped to freedom and became one of the most influential abolitionist, famous for his autobiography and powerful speeches against slavery.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
The 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery was organized to protest barriers to this fundamental right.
What is voting?
This person won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, defying many racial stereotypes.
Who is Jesse Owens?
The first African American woman to travel to space in 1992.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This poet and author wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and recited a poem at Bill Clinton's inauguration.
Who is Maya Angelou?