Black History Month Quiz

Bayard Rustin organized the ____ march on Washington.

De Jesus was a famous Brazilian...

Althea Gibson was a famous tennis player, and the first Black person to win ___ in 1956.

Bessie Coleman was the first Black and indigenous woman to...

Inspired by Rosa Parks, 15 year old Claudette Colvin was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white woman.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, on top of being a social activist, is a very famous ___ champion.

Miss Major is an activist and community leader for trans rights and women of color.

Esteban Hotesse was an Afro-Latin member of...

Besides being a civil rights activist, Miriam Makeba was also a...

Mae Jemison, who attended Cornell and Stanford, became the first Black woman to...

Wangarĩ Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist, and first Black Woman to

Paul Robeson was an actor, activist, and a professional ___ player.

Duke Ellington was an American Composer, pianist, and bandleader.

Sam Cooke, a singer and songwriter, was one of the first Black artists to...

Marian Anderson, who won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was a famous and heavily acclaimed...