Black History Month

Who led the largest slave rebellion in history?

Which boxer heavily supported the civil rights movement. His birth name was Cassius Clay.

Which was the first historically black college/university (HBCU) that was established?

An abolitionist is someone who...

Who was the most famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad?

First African American to earn a PH.D from Harvard University?

What was the informal system that helped slaves escape to the North during the mid-1800's?

Who was the first African American Inventor to receive a patent for their dry cleaning process?

She was an African American jazz/pop music singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist.

Who wrote, "A letter from a Birmingham Jail"?

Who was the first male African American country music star?

What is Rosa Parks famous for?

Who was the first African American star of a network TV show?

Fannie Lou Hamer is responsible for which of these famous quotes?

In the year 1513, Who was the first documented African to arrive in America?

Who is this woman and was her title?

Which was the first state to abolish slavery?

What was Jackie Robinson’s baseball number?

What African American woman made history when she refused to give up her seat to a white man?

In what year did the first enslaved Africans arrive in North America?

Who was the first black president?

Which African American athlete won 4 fold medals at teh Berlin Olympics in 1936?

What is the meaning of liberation?

Who is named the "Queen of Soul"?

In what year did Harriet Tubman flee Maryland?

What did Louis Armstrong do for a living?

Martin Luther King, Jr., later renamed Martian, was born in which Southern city?

Besides the U.S., what other two major political powers celebrate Black History Month?

What year was it when Mae C. Jemison became the first African American woman in space?

She was the first mega-star of her time. Paving the way for the Beyonce's of today.

Who is the father of Black History Month?

Black History Month is in Feb. due to 2 birthdays of famous abolitionists.  Who are they?

From 1973 - 1976, this famous singer won 3 out of 4 Grammy awards for best male pop vocalist:

When did the NAACP celebrate its 100th anniversary?

When was Black History Month celebrated for the first time?

Who is the first person in history to win four gold medals in Track and Field?

What year was slavery abolished?

Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his famous "I have a dream..." speech?

What year was Malcolm-X assassinated?

Who was a largely self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs and writer?

What Constitutional Amendment gave all citizens the right to vote?

What was the total number of slaves that escaped to freedom using the Underground Railroad?

Where did MLK Jr. receive his doctorate from?

Who became the first black player in major league baseball in 1947?

Who was the first African American Women to run for President?

What was the name of the first black Barbie?

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the underground railroad?

Who was the first African American Miss America?

Who is Madame CJ Walker

Who was the first African American in space?

Wilma Rudolph did not learn to walk until she was 8 years old. At age 20, she was called:

Which was the first to have a higher African American population than Caucasian?

Who was the first African American judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court?

What year did the Voting Rights Act become law?

Who was the first African American gold medal olympian? 

In 1940, who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?

How do you spell this person´s name?

Shirley Chisolm was the first black woman elected to

Who founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to educate black teachers?

What was Maya Angelou famous for?

Baseball legend Jackie Robinson played for which team?

Who is the only African American honored with a National holiday?

When was Black History Month established?

Who helped make peanuts nationally recognized?

What is the name of the all African American WWII Airforce unit?

What famous book stirred up anti-slavery sentiment in the U.S. prior to the Civil War?

When was Black History Week first celebrated?

What did Marie Maynard Daly accomplish first as an African American woman?

Which president signed the 13th Amendment, outlawing slavery?

What court case overturned the separate but equal decision of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1954?

In 1989, Douglas Wilder became the first black governor of which state?

Who invented over 300 products from the peanut?