civil rights questions

Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?

Who was the first African American to win a gold medal in the Olympics?

Malcolm X advocated for peaceful protests and integration of races.

Who was an influential African American civil rights leader who advocated for black nationalism?

What is the name of the historically black college in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1867?

What organization was founded to fight for civil rights in the U.S.?

What month is Black History Month celebrated in the United States?

Frederick Douglass was a former enslaved person who became a prominent abolitionist and writer.

Malcolm X advocated for peaceful protests and integration of races.

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.

What was the name of the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

The first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal was Wilma Rudolph.

What is the name of the famous African American artist known for his Harlem Renaissance work?

Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in civil rights

Who was the first African American woman to fly in space?

Maya Angelou was known for her poetry and her work as a civil rights activist.

Who wrote the book “The Souls of Black Folk”?

What was the purpose of the Freedom Rides in 1961?

Harriet Tubman was a famous abolitionist who helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.

Who was the first African American woman elected to Congress?

Harriet Tubman was a famous abolitionist who helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.

Frederick Douglass was a former enslaved person who became a prominent abolitionist and writer.

Who was the famous African American scientist known for his work with peanuts?

Who was the leader of the civil rights movement known for his “I Have a Dream” speech?

Who was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize?