Black History Month Facts

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed in ___?

In what year did Black History Month become a month long celebration?

Who was the first African American President of the United States?

Serena and Venus Williams are from this city which is also home to a VA go-live in 2022.

_____ was the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives.

This artist is the first performer to simultaneously hit the number 1 spots for film, album, and single.

When did Jackie Robinson become the first African American Major League Baseball player?

Langston Hughes was the first African-American to become a lawyer in 1854.

Madam C.J. Walker was the first woman to become a self-made millionaire.

Claudette Colvin was arrested 9 months before Rosa Parks for not giving up her seat on the bus to white passengers.

Hattie McDaniel was the first African American performer to receive an Academy Award in 1940.

How many gold medals did American track and field athlete Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympics Games?

This woman, known as the most influential person in the world, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.

George Washington Carver created peanut butter.

What other country commemorates Black History Month?