Black History Quiz- First Church

Who invented the super soaker squirt gun?

What was the name of book that Black motorists used to guide them safely through unsafe regions of the country?

This famous Black graffiti artist used a crown symbol in his paintings as a way of celebrating Black people and history?

Opal Lee is a....

What primarily black female college is located Atlanta, Georgia?

Who created the first Black Wall Street?

George Washington Carver was a scientist known for creating many uses for the.....

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

What conflict were the Tuskegee Airmen fly in?

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

Who was the first Black mayor of Grand Rapids?

How many times was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. jailed?

What was the theme for Black History Month 2022?

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

Who won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany?

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

The name of a town or county that were intentionally all-white, excluding minorities through discriminatory laws

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

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

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

This former congressman was attacked in the march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965

Langston Hughes was a famous _________ during the Harlem Renaissance

Who is the author of How to Fight Racism? (which was the book used for the latest book discussion)

In what year did Jackie Robinson break the color barrier in baseball?

What former slave published the newspaper "The North Star"

How many years did it take for the news of freedom (Emancipation Proclamation) to reach the enslaved in Texas?