Duplicate of Black History Month Facts

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed in ___?

Madam C.J. Walker was the first woman to become a self-made millionaire.

Langston Hughes was the first black man to become a lawyer in 1854.

George Washington Carver created peanut butter.

Hattie McDaniel was the first African American performer to receive an Academy Award in 1940.

Who was the first African American President of the United States?

When did Jackie Robinson become the first African American Major League Baseball player?

In what year did Black History Month become a month long celebration

Claudette Colvin was arrested 9 months before Rosa Parks for not giving up her seat on the bus to white passengers.

_____ was the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives.