Black History Month Quiz Bowl

Ellen & William Craft escaped slavery by traveling the underground railroad with Harriet Tubman.

Before Barack Obama became president (2009 - 2017), he served as what?

Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her sit on the bus began what bus boycott?

This world famous African American author wrote, "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings."

In 1947, this person became the first African American to play Major League Baseball.

Vice President Kamala Harris is a member of which Black Greek Sorority?

In 1937, Clara Belle WIlliams became the first African American to graduate from which College / University?

Many of his white clients would not sit next to him so he learned to draw upside down so he could sit across from them?

In 1967, this person became the first African American Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, this African American woman refused to give up her seat.

She holds the record for most gold medals won by a female gymnast in World Championship history.

In 2015, who became the first African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre.

The Underground Railroad was a network of people offering shelter & aid to escaped enslaved people.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. attended which HBCU (Historically Black College or University)?

During slavery, cornrows were a sign of resistance because slaves used it as what?