Black History Month

I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. Who am I?

• Ruby Bridges

• Hattie McDaniel

• Aretha Franklin

• Oprah Winfrey

I created specialized hair products for African-American hair and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire. Who am I?

• Patricia Bath

• Madam C.J. Walker

• Mary Mahoney

• Alexa Canady

I won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, embarrassing German dictator Adolf Hitler. Who am I?

• Usain Bolt

• LeBron James

• Kobe Bryant

• Jesse Owens

I was a prominent African-American scientist and inventor. I am best known for the many uses I devised for the peanut. Who am I?

• George Washington Carver

• Percy Julian

• Ben Carson

• MIchael Jackson

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Oprah Winfrey

• Shirley Chisholm

Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

• Charley Pride

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Colin Powell

Who was the first African-American President of the United States of America?

• Colin Powell

• Dr. George Washington Carver

• Barack Obama

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Who is the "Father of Black History?"

• Frederick Douglass

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Carter G. Woodson

• Abraham Lincoln

How long was the first celebration of Black History?

• one day

• one week

• one month

• one year

Who was the first African American woman to travel to space?

• Wilma Rudolph

• Diana Ross

• Mae Jemison

• Oprah Winfrey