SHS Black History Month

When did Deion Sanders retire from playing football?

Who did LeBron James pass to become third on the all time scoring list?

What was Maya Angelou famous for?

What is the most number of points that Kobe Bryant scored in one game?

____________________ was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre, leading to the Revolution.

What was Jackie Robinson’s baseball number?

There have been ____ Black Senators in US History. One has been president, and one is the Vice President.

The first Black American to host a television show

The oldest Black sorority in America, established in 1908. Vice President Harris belongs to this organization.

The first Black author to publish a book of poetry in colonial America.

When was Black History WEEK first celebrated?

Harriet Tubman led many to freedom, giving her the nickname

In which industry did Madame C. J. Walker become widely known as the first Black woman millionaire?

What year did Mae C. Jemison become the first Black woman in space?

The first Black actor to win an Academy Award for a leading role

The actor known for playing Black Panther, T'challa

Louis Armstrong had a major influence on jazz during

What is the basketball number of Stephen Curry?

When was Black History MONTH celebrated for the first time?

Nelson Mandela was the first Black president of

In 1954 the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation of school children was illegal

The Western Black cavalry on the Western frontier was called

The first Black Justice on the Supreme Court

The first Black artist to win the Album of the Year Grammy, only musician to win album of the year consecutive years.

Frederick Douglass was a former slave, abolitionist and know for which newspaper?