History Makers

______ was the first black officer to reach the rank of Brigadier General.

All of these states have a high percentage of union workers except ______.

In a right-to-work state, it's standard procedure to make new employess join a union.

Today, one out of every _____ Americans are part of a labor union.

Miles Davis was blind.

Today in the United States there are about _____ million people.

______ is known as the "Father of Haiti"

Today, anything over 38 hours is considered overtime.

W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African American to graduate from ____ with a Doctorate degree.

Jackie Robinson Ballpark is located in _______.

Wages, hours, vacation time, and working conditions are negotiated during collective bargaining.

After escaping slavery, ______ became a leading abolitionist and educated the people of the North slavery

______ is considered the most important black scientist of the 20th Century.

______ is the only person to win "Album of the Year" three consecutive years.

_____ became famous as an anti-apartheid and a human rights activist.

________ was one of the founders of the NAACP.

An employer that seeks out military veterans because of the positive atributes they'll bring to a business is the _____.

_____ was the leader of the "National Organization for Colored Women" and the founder of Bethune Cookman University.

Mr. Ellis is the most fantastic teacher on the entire planet.

The "Black History Month" History Maker's Quiz is _______.

The album "Kind of _____" is regarded by many as the greatest jazz album of all time.

____ v. ____ was Thurgood Marshall's most important Supreme Court case.

In explaing wage determination, the "market theory" states that _____ sometimes determines wages.

_____ is Black History Month.

George Washington Carver invented peaunut butter.

______ is one of just three African Americans that are members of the Grand Ole Opry.

Charley Pride redfined music in the 1970's by combining elements of rhythm and blues, funk, gospel, jazz, and rock.

______ was the first black child to integrate into the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans.

______ was a pioneer in Agricultural Science.

______ was the first African American to be a justice of the Supreme Court.

______ became the first black baseball player in the Modern Era.