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Figures and Events from Black History

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  • Which person refused to move to the back of the bus and helped inspire the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
    Rosa Parks
  • This leader of the Civil Rights Movement said they must overcome White supremacy "by any means necessary".
    Malcom X
  • What were the Freedom Rides in 1961?
    Groups of diverse people traveling together on busses to protest the segregation of transportation.
  • Augusta Savage was an important artist of the Harlem Renaissance. What type of art did she create?
    Sculpture
  • George Washington Carver is often known for his knowledge of farming and for his innovations with what food?
    Peanuts
  • What did the Little Rock Nine do?
    They integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, taking it from White's only to a school for everyone.
  • This singer is considered by many to be the king of Rock and Roll!
    Chuck Berry
  • What is Lewis Hamilton known for?
    Being a champion Formula 1 race car driver.
  • Who is this barrier breaking tennis champion?
    Althea Gibson
  • Who said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,"?
    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Malcom X was originally part of this group of Black activists in the US?
    the Nation of Islam
  • What was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. known for: angry speeches or practice of non-violence?
    Practice of non-violence
  • What is the name of this famous trumpeter who started the band the Hot 5?
    Louis Armstrong
  • This basketball player was a member of the Lakers and won 5 championships with them!
    Magic Johnson
  • Without this woman, we might not have been able to send humans to the moon.
    Kathryn Johnson
  • What were the Greensboro Four protesting?
    Segregation
  • Jackie Robinson was the first Black person to integrate the sport of _____.
    Baseball
  • Before he became a United States Senator, this man led the march for civil and voting rights across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
    John Robert Lewis
  • This person is considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time.
    Michael Jordan
  • This future astronaut graduated high school at 16 and speaks 4 different languages.
    Mae Jemison.
  • Before Frederick Douglass was an activist for ending slavery, what did he escape?
    Being enslaved
  • Who were the Greensboro Four and what did they do?
    They were four young Black men who sat at a "White's Only" lunch counter to say they should be allowed to sit there and that segregation was wrong.
  • Who said, "People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
    Rosa Parks
  • Who is the person who began her career as a journalist, then had a successful talk show, then created her own network, and continues to do many important things today?
    Oprah Winfrey
  • This musician sang the popular song "What a Wonderful World".
    Louis Armstrong
  • This world famous basketball player had the "mamba mentality" to try to be the best version of one's self.
    Kobe Bryant
  • Who was the singer of such popular songs: "Billie Jean", "Thriller", "Bad", and many, many more?
    Michael Jackson
  • What was being done at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in the 1940's?
    They began the first pilot training program for African Americans.
  • This 15 year-old girl was actually the one who inspired Rosa Parks because she was the first one to refuse to move to the back of the bus for a White person.
    Claudette Colvin
  • Who was the first African American president of the United States?
    Barack Obama
  • This basketball player isn't just one of the best, he's also a philanthropist.
    LeBron James
  • Charley Pride was the first African-American to really break into what musical genre?
    Country music
  • This boxer "floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee".
    Muhammad Ali
  • This famous athlete made varsity and lettered in four different sports before he went pro.
    Jackie Robinson
  • This former first lady created an organization called "Let's Move" to help make our nation healthier.
    Michelle Obama
  • Was the Peekskill Riot, when White rioters attacked Black and Jewish concert goers, an example of good policing or White Privilege?
    White Privilege
  • What does BLM stand for?
    Black Lives Matter
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