PHS Black History Month Trivia

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery.

Venus and Serena Williams are professional tennis players.

What Alex Haley novel that was made into a television mini-series in 1977 and 1979?

Who came up with Black History Month?

A Civil Rights Activists who started a private school for African Americans in Daytona Beach.

Which African American woman invented products for hair loss ?

Who was the first African American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?

Barack Obama was elected to be the first black president in 2008.

Who was the first African American baseball player?

The 19th Amendment to the U.S Constitution granted women the right to vote.

Who was named the King of Pop?

The 13th Amendment banned slavery.

Bill Pickett was the most famous African American rodeo rider.

He founded Tuskegee University in 1881 and the National Negro Business two decades later.

Who invented the modern day gas mask and traffic light?

Black History month was created in 1976.

American former professional basketball player and the principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets.

Restrictive Laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans.

"Separate but equal doctrine"

Maya Angelou was most known for her famous poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."

Who was the first African American woman elected into the House of Representatives?

Martin Luther King Jr. believed in violence.

An American civil right activist and Baptist minister.

Entered the NBA directly out of high school and won 5 NBA championships. A shooting guard who played with the Lakers.