Black History Trivia

Who was the first African-American Nobel Peace Prize winner?

Who established the first non-indigenous settlement of Chicago

What does Juneteenth signify?

Who was the first African-American to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice?

Who was the first African-American to serve as a U.S. Senator?

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

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

Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter.

Who was the first black tennis player to win the Wimbledon title?

What did African-Americans gain with the ratification of the 15th Amendment

What year was the 13th Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery?

At its height in 1860, what was the slave population in the United States.

Who was the first black writer to win a Pulitzer Prize?

When was interracial marriage legalized?

Who was the first African-American to graduate from Harvard University?

In what year did Black History Month become a monthlong celebration?

Who was the first black model to grace the cover of American Vogue?

Who was the first black woman to win the Miss American Pageant?

Which pop star has the best-selling album of all time?

Who is responsible for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?

Who was the first African-American Major League baseball player

Where was Malcolm X Killed

What was the first African-American owned-and-operated newspaper?

How many black governors have there been in the United States?

Who was the first black woman to go to space?

An all white jury acquitted J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant for the murder of whom?