Duplicate of Black History Month Quiz Bowl Set 2

Who was sworn in as the first black president of South Africa?

What African-American woman refused to give up her bus seat to a white man on Dec. 1, 1955?

What is the period around WWI when 6 million blacks left the South to find work in the North?

What legislation freed the slaves of the Confederate states?

What is the name of the man who broke the color barrier in professional baseball?

Which of these is a genetic disease commonly found among people of African descent?

Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States?

What was the name given to people who boldly spoke out or wrote against slavery?

What US Supreme Court case declared school segregation unconstitutional?

Who led so many slaves to freedom that she became known as the Moses of her people?

Who became the first African-American Secretary of State in 2001?

Who was the author of The Color Purple?

Who won back-to-back women's singles in tennis at Wimbledon in 2000 and 2001?

Who was the first African-American woman in space?

Gwendolyn Brooks was the Poet Laureate for what state?