eCivis Black History Month 2.26.21

Taraji P. Henson played Katherine G. Johnson in the movie Hidden Figures. What was Johnson known for?

What is James St. Patrick's nickname on the show, "Power"?

Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?

What was the first musical written, produced, and performed by African Americans?

Why is Black History Month celebrated in February?

What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?

Who was the first African-American to graduate from Harvard University and become a U.S. senator?

In 1960, four African American college students staged a sit-in that helped integrate this store's lunch counter.

Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?

What is the 2021 Black History Month Theme?

Who was the first African-American performer to win an Academy Award?

Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?

Stokely Carmichael was instrumental in forming the Lowndes County Freedom Organization in Alabama. What was its symbol?

Jackie Robinson made history when he broke baseball's color barrier in 1947. Which team did he play for?

Who said, "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?"

What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church?

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

In 1953, the song “Hound Dog” was released by this blues singer before Elvis Presley’s 1956 version.

What famous baseball player said, "Today's black athletes have no idea what we had to endure.”

Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?

Mae Jemison was the first black woman to do what?

Members of what labor union helped to build the nation’s black middle class and civil rights movement?

When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?

Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?

What was Harriet Tubman's nickname on the Underground Railroad?

What was the era of emerging African American artists called?

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

What was Muhammad Ali's original name?

Who was the first African-American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?

What was the first historically black college in America?

Who said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?

What player hit 73 home runs in a season and earned Major League Baseball’s Silver Slugger Award 12 times?

At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?

In what state did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place?

Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?