PETR Black History Month Trivia

Who was the first African-American woman to go to space?

What was Black History Month previously known as?

Louis Armstrong played the...

Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era?

Who is PV's current president?

Who was the first African American child to integrate an all-white school?

Who was the first Black woman to serve as president of an Ivy League university?

Who wrote “Lift Every Voice & Sing” aka the Negro National Anthem?

Which President of the United States declared February "Black History Month?"

Why was Black History Month placed in February?

What organization was founded in 1909 to fight for the rights of African Americans, including equal access to education?

What was the first HBCU in the U.S. to officially issue degrees to African-Americans?

Who served as the leader of the Nation of Islam in the 1960s and was a powerful advocate for Black empowerment?

George Washington Carver is known for finding 400 uses for what crop?

Who was the first African-American woman to serve as a United States Supreme Court Justice

What is the tallest building on campus?

Jimi Hendrix played the...

What landmark Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

Which President issued the Emancipation Proclamation

What was the original name of PV?