Juneteenth
Signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln
Most famous conductor of the underground railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman (Araminta Ross)
The first black female billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey
Top selling black musician of all time
Who is Michael Jackson
How many states observe Juneteenth as a state holiday or special day of observance
What is 47
Was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity
Who is Malcolm X
The first African American second basemen
Who is Jackie Robinson
Known as the Queen of Soul
Who is Aretha Franklin
What state was the first to establish Juneteenth as a state holiday
What is Texas in 1980
The city where the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter happened
What is Greensboro, North Carolina
The first black Supreme Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall
The first rap group ever featured on MTV
Who is Run DMC
The city General Gordon Granger and his troops traveled to announce that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree.
What is Galveston, Texas
The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by
Who is Carter G. Woodson,
First African American to cover GQ, Sports Illustrated, as well as be featured in Victoria Secret lingerie catalog
Who is Tyra Banks
The month recognized as African American Music Appreciation Month (Black Music Month) by Jimmy Carter in 1979
What is June
Influenced many genres such as blues, jazz, rock n roll, gospel, R&B
What year did Apple add Juneteenth to its calendars in IOS under United States holidays
What is 2018
The first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives.
Shirley Chisholm
The first African American to have his likeness protrayed on a U.S. postage stamp
Who is Booker T. Washington
The most sampled artist of all time
Who is James Brown