MRHS History Club Black History Month Quiz

Who was the first African American Senator?

Madame Walker was the first American woman millionaire. What did she invent?

How long did the Civil Rights Movement last?

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

When was the NAACP founded?

This woman is credited with being the first published African-American author. Who is she?

John Lewis and other protesters were attacked at the March on Selma. What was that day called?

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

Benjamin Banneker created what kind of clock before teaching himself both astronomy & physics?

Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” and was created in 1926

Who was the first African American Supreme Court justice?

Who was the first African-American to play in the NHL--National Hockey League?

How many HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges) are there in America?