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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.?

100

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?

100

Known as "The Greatest," this boxer was a three-time heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist.

Who is Muhammad Ali?

100

He became the first Black president of the United States in 2009.

Who is Barack Obama?

100

Known as the "Queen of Soul," this singer is famous for hits like Respect and Natural Woman.

Who is Aretha Franklin?

200

Known as the "Moses of her people," she escaped slavery and led hundreds to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Who is Harriet Tubman?


200

The landmark 1954 Supreme Court case that ruled school segregation unconstitutional.

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

200

She is the most decorated gymnast in history and is known for her gravity-defying routines.

Who is Simone Biles?

200

In 2021, she became the first Black woman vice president of the United States.

Who is Kamala Harris?

200

This civil rights activist and talk show host became the first Black female billionaire.

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

300

In 1955, she refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Who is Rosa Parks?

300

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded in 1960 in this U.S. city.

What is Raleigh, North Carolina?

300

This is the team Jackie Robinson played for.

What is (Brooklyn) Dodgers?

300

This animated Disney movie featured Disney's first Black princess, Tiana.

What is The Princess and the Frog?

300

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?

400

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?

400

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?

400

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?

400

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?

400

This rapper and entrepreneur became hip-hop's first billionaire.

Who is Jay-Z?

500

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?

500

The 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery was organized to protest barriers to this fundamental right.

What is voting?

500

This person won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, defying many racial stereotypes.

Who is Jesse Owens?

500

The first African American woman to travel to space in 1992.

Who is Mae Jemison?

500

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?