Black History Month Trivia 1

Paul Robeson

During the slave era in the US, did free blacks own slaves?

Who was the co-founder of Critical Resistance? (worked to abolish prison-industrial complex)

Which law made it illegal to discriminate in public accommodations?

Who was the first African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion Boxing title?

What was Phillis Wheatley known for?

Who said "Success always leaves footprints."?

I won four gold medals in Olympic track and field events. Who am I?

Who is the creator of Black History Week?

I was the first African American to become a billionaire.

Jesse Owens' family moved here in search of a better education.

Buffalo Soldiers served during the

I was the first African-American to attend an All-White elementary school. Who am I?

He discovered hundreds of uses for previously useless foods, most notably: the peanut.

The first African American male to win a Grammy Award

Before it became Black History Month, what was the observance of Black History called?

Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery by

What area is known as " The Cradle of Emancipation"?

Who is the richest African -American woman of the 20th century?

Name the first black starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl.

In what year did the first enslaved Africans arrive in North America?

Who led the slave rebellion in 1831?

Who founded the Black Star Line?

What agriculture machine, invented in 1794, increased the need for slave labor in the South?

The 1996 film "Ghosts of Mississippi" tells the story of which slain Civil Rights Activist?