Black History Month

This man started Black History Week- then it was expanded to a month.

This famous play was written by Lorraine Hansbury

This Supreme Court case said blacks could not be citizens in the USA.

This man is famous for a slave revolt in 1831

What does Juneteenth celebrate?

An abolitionist did not want slaves to vote.

She was the first black woman in space.

This is the first black woman to represent Texas in the House of Representatives

This was the year Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

In early Texas 1 out of 4 of men in this profession were black

A cultural revival by black artists in New York in the early 1900's was known as?

Harriet Tubman is famous for...

This black patriot was killed in the Boston Massacre in 1770

Born in Texas, she would become the first black female pilot

This man won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany

How many enslaved persons were living in the South before the Civil War?

This man was the first to receive his PhD from Harvard University.

What scientist is known for using peanuts?

This man was awarded the Navy Cross for his bravery during WWII

This Houston native is one of the most award winning female performers in history.