DMA Social February 2021

Anne Cools was the first black person to become a Canadian Senator in which year

Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison on Robben Island

Rosemary Brown, born in Jamaica became the first black woman to run for this in 1975

A plague near 660 Broadview marks the spot where the house of William Peyton Hubbard once stood. He was

The youngest National Youth Poet to speak at a Presidential Inauguration

The experiences of fugitive slave Reverend Josiah Henson were the subject of which famous novel

She was an American abolitionist who made 13 missions & rescued 70 enslaved people using the Underground Railroad

What is a 'sundown' town

Rosa Parks was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton in 1997

Jackie Robinson was the 1st black athlete to play major league baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy awards in one year

Born 1744 in Senegal, Richard Pierpoint was a soldier who served at the battle of Queenston Heights during this conflict

The greatest track star in Canadian history, with gold medals in the 100 metre sprint and 4x100 relay

Sir James Douglas, a Hudson's Bay Company officer and governor born in Demerara was also known as

Jamie Foxx made history as the 1st black lead in the Pixar animated movie, Suol

What is Hoppin' John

Slavery in Canada ended on August 1, 1834

Taraji P. Henson played by Katherine G. Johnson in the movie Hidden Figures. What was Johnson known for

Michaëlle Jean, the first black person to serve as Governor General, was born in this country

Howard University was the 1st historically black college in America

Circulation of the $10 bill with Viola Desmond started in November 2018

Chadwick Boseman reprised the role of Jackie Robinson in which movie

Mark Saunders 1st Black Canadian to

Maroons is the name given to approx. 500-600 individuals who lived in Nova Scotia after being deported from this place

Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that included the yellow light

Viola Desmond became Canada's Rosa Parks for sitting in seating set aside for whites in a movie theatre

Black Panther was the 1st superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the 2018 Oscars

This book was written by the 43rd President of the United States