Black history bowl-MI

"Be good at what you do..."

Treating people differently because of their race, religion or place of birth

Sang for royalty

The Montgomery bus boycott ended when

"...the night is beautiful, so the faces of my people..."

Received the Presidential Medal of Honor in 2012

What is not true of Olaudah equiano?

The act of opposing something you disagree with in a peaceful way

Helped design the street layout of Washington, D.C.

First black female senator

A person who works to end slavery

What year were blacks allowed to play in the major leagues?

"I was determined to achieve the total freedom..."

Rosa Parks was a member of what group

"Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom"

The act of a master freeing a slave

Dancer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance

"...say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud"

Famous poet during the Harlem Renaissance

The black panthers was founded by

Who invented the pencil sharpener?

First African American in space

The first person to die in the revolutionary war

This is the war between states

Which film did Morgan Freeman star in?

Which ruling said that black and white children could go to school together?

First self made female millionaire

Where were many slaves forced to work from dusk until dawn

"...but our nation is a rainbow..."

Jane cook wright worked with what group?

Nat Cole...

Wrote "go tell it on the mountain"

Escaped slavery and changed his name

Richard Wright wrote which novel?

First black to host a network tv show

The father of black history

"Call and response" is a part of which type of music?

The act of ending slavery

What is the Great Migration?

He invented the pencil sharpener.

Where is morehouse college?

Invented an automatic refrigeration system for trucks

Named "female entertainer of the century"

Sojourner Truth died in what year?

"We are fighting for recognition as human beings"

Famous poet, sold to a British family at the age of 7

Who talked about hope in the face of difficulty?

First black to play in the major leagues

Who remembered not being allowed into public libraries as a child?

Where did Josephine Baker move to escape racism?

"The only way to get equality is for two people to get the same thing at the same..."

Who founded the countries first interracial hospital?

What year did maya Angelou read a poem at a presidential inauguration?

First black woman nominated for Academy Award for best actress

"The color of skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind..."

First black woman Cabinet member

"The only way for equality to happen is for...

Which is not true of Mae Jamison?

Which of these does not describe John Moon?

This person sued for his freedom

African American soldiers who helped settlers move west

Who performed the first successful heart surgery in the US?

Which is not true of Raven Symone?

Musical genre developed during slavery

Known as black Thomas Edison

How many aircraft did the Tuskegee Airmen shoot down?

"...we're all precious in God's sight"

"The white man's happiness can not be purchased ..."

Barack Obama was which president?

First AA female entertainer to become popular among blacks and whites

Who founded the black panthers?

Who won an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and Emmy?

Spirituals developed into...

The Supreme Court told this person he was property no matter where he lived

Kwanza means "first fruits" in what language?

"When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes"

Says that all people born in the US are citizens

Who was the first black woman to receive a patent?

The middle passage did not include?

The years following he civil war when the nation was rebuilding

Which person did not work in the medical field?

Henry Sampson earned a Ph.D. In chemical engineering.

"The color of our skin is in no way connected..."

Which does not fit Ray Charles?

".... No matter what the sacrifice"

Famous from the song,"Isn't She Lovely," and more, this person was noticed at age 12.

"Freedom is a precious thing..."

Who invented the mail box?

Former slave who died in the Boston Massacre

First black to get an advanced degree from Harvard

Started the North Star

Who sang "hit he road jack?"

Jazz became popular in the...

Wilberforce University is where ?

First black Secretary of State

Carol Mosely-Braun was an ambassador to what country?

One of the greatest jazz musicians

Broke Babe Ruth's home run record

Group created by the government to help newly freed blacks get jobs

Won an Emmy. Grammy, Tony and Oscar

Freed slave from New York who also fought for women's rights

"Father of the negro leagues"

This person started by singing Gospel in church.

Laws that made it hard for blacks to vote or enjoy free life

Jackie Robinson played for which MLB team?

Ronald McNair died in the space shuttle Challenger launch explosion of 1987.

Network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to feeedom

Who invented a steam engine for a war ship?

The "Real McCoy" refers to what?

"It may get me crucified, I may even die..."

What is not true of Toni Morrison?

A piano-based music with a bouncy beat is...

Ranked #1 in the world (tennis)

Who overcame childhood polio?

Berry Gordy Jr started what?

First African American senator

Famous poet and playwright

"If there is a book you really want to read..."

Who was not a famous jazz musician?

Activist who spoke out against lynchings

Which is true of the Tuskegee Airmen?

When is Juneteenth celebrated?

What year was the 13th amendment added?

Who taught students at Howard University?

Wasn't allowed to play in the Major leagues until age 42

Where is Hampton University?

Where is Fisk university?

In 1991, Katherine Dumham went on a hunger strike for how many days?

He was captured and killed because of his rebellion

The time when many slaves were introduced to the bible is known as what?

I rent a piece of land and grow corn, I pay my landlord with corn.

Who founded Tuskegee Institute?

Who wrote "on the pulse of morning"

Army led by George Washington during the revolutionary war

The 14th amendment was added in what year?

Who created Fat Albert?

1st black to own a commercial airline and major league sports team

Madam Walker's company...

Who discovered ways to use Carbohydrates to make other chemicals that are not Carbohydrates

Judging someone because of the color of their skin

Wrote "their eyes were watching God"

Ferdinand Lamenthe changed his name to

Who served as the head of The Red Cross?

"Education is the key to unlock the golden doors of freedom"

Who won a Pulitzer Prize for "roots"?

Holiday which celebrates freedom from slavery

How many black colleges are in the US?

This law said that segregation was legal.

John Johnson created what magazine?

"Education is the key to unlock the golden ..."

"Say it loud, I'm black and "

Garrett A Morgan did not invent...

This person has trouble publishing her book

First black faculty member at Iowa State

Where is Tuskegee university

Who co-founded Def Jam Records?

Known as Moses

Which is not true of Beyoncé Knowles?

Blues...

..."if I could not have one, I would have the other"

Who told their students to "dream high?"

Known as the "father of the civil rights movement"

Ellen Walker Craig was the first black woman to be mayor of what city?

Henry Sampson received a phd in what?

Which is not true of Russell Simmons?

Which person was not born into slavery?

Escaped slavery at the age of 29

Won an oscar for Gone with the Wind but couldn't attend the premier

Granville Woods invented what?

Refusing to move in order to bring about change

Who was not in the Olympics for track and field?

Civil rights activist who grew up in Cincinnati

The great awakenings took place when?

Known as the most influential woman in the world

NAACP was created in 1909 and led by

The triangular trade is also known as

Wrote books about violence against blacks

"For racism to die, a totally different America must be born"

This person led an army of 1000+ slaves

Refusing to buy goods from a store

Setting someone free from the power of someone else

First black female U.S. Secretary of State

When did the Harlem Renaissance take place?

"A belief that there are better days ahead"

First black US Supreme Court justice

Who invented the first blood mobile?

Who won a Pulitzer Prize for jazz?

Who was a great symbol of hope in 1938?

Who was not a famous black panther?

An important leader of the NAACP

"...that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the..."

Songs about god and Faith are considered...

"..,we will have accomplished much..."

David Crosthwait did not invent...

First black male to win an oscar

Who made products from peanut butter?

Whose father was Louis Tompkins?

Known as the female Jackie Robinson

Fastest woman in the world

Wrote the book Up from Slavery

"I went to the trash pile at Tuskegee and started..."

First African American woman to be mayor of a major city

Started the Rainbow Coalition

Kwanza is celebrated Dec 26 to

Invented a dry cleaning process

Who invented the super soaker ?

What kind of medals did Carl Lewis win?

Which war did James Forten fight in?

Where is spell an college?

Who owns Phat Farm?

Proved that blacks were equal to white in the military

Years after the civil war when America was rebuilding

Singer who dressed and acted black during a play in the 1830's

First black to have a play on Broadway

"The whole world opened up to me when I learned to ______"

Named Olympian of the century

Which person changed his name?

Known as one of the best tennis players of all time

Which person died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion?

Who is not a known dancer?

What is the country's oldest private black university?

When was Kwanza started?

Improved the light bulb

"Float like a butterfly sting like a bee..."

Time when AAs fought for equal rights

Who invented the automatic elevator door?

She went on a 47 day hunger strike

First black professor at Harvard

Who started Motown Records?

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?

Which is not true of the Little Rock 9?

Created a dance company in the 1960's

The civil war ended in what year?

Moved to Africa...

First black child to attend an all white school

Mae Jemison...

Dorothy Lavinia served in the general assembly for which state?

Museum in Cincinnati that teaches visitors about issues on slavery

Where was Halle Berry raised?

First black to receive a patent

Forcing blacks to use a separate bathroom is an example of what

Law signed in 1863 freeing all slaves in the north

Changed his name from Cassius Clay

"They think because they hold us in infernal chains..."

Which person did not win an Oscar?

Who invented a device to help sailors?

"Lillie's of the field"

Which amendment ended slavery in the US?

Enslaved blacksmith in Virginia

Discovered the Jackson 5

Wrote "the Color Purple"

First black woman nominated for an oscar for best actress

"We are fighting for recognition of human beings"

Which is not true of Paul Robeson?

Bethune-cookman university is in what state?

Became a minister after he was in jail

Which amendment gives black men the right to vote?

Which is not true of MLK jr?

A very large farm where many slaves are forced to work

A slave in Virginia, his owner took him to Illinois (a free state)

Jazz pianist who switched to pop

Captured at the age of 10

Spirituals become a part of prayer, which developed into what genre of music?

Allowing all races to live, work and go to school together.

Which is true about Harold and Fayard Nicholas?

When did MLK give his I Have a Dream speech?

Who was the first black woman to sing for the metropolitan opera company?

An attack on a person that usually ended in the victims death

Who said "the whole world opened up to me when..."

First black to earn a PHD in nuclear engineering

What is an amendment?

Who sang for European Royalty?

"Be good at what you do and don't let people's attitudes slow you down"

First black to serve in the House of Representatives

First AA woman elected to congress

Who invented dance moves rooted in African and Caribbean rhythms?

First African American to be elected mayor of a major city

Famous director whose movies focus on racial issues

First black woman to win Nobel prize in literature

The middle leg of the triangular trade is