Famous Figures: Black History Month

What was the bus number that Rosa Parks famously refused to stand up on?

• 52

• 3261

• 2857

• 635

Who was the first licensed African-American pilot in the world?

• Ruby Bridges

• Bessie Coleman

• Sojourner Truth

• Molly Williams

Which direction did Harriet Tubman travel to escape slavery through the Underground Railroad?

• North

• East

• South

• West

Which two historical figures can be linked together through a famous court case?

• None of them lived during the same time

• Ruby Bridges and Thurgood Marshall

• Langston Hughes and Frederick Douglass

• Thurgood Marshall and Rosa Parks

What was Molly Williams the first African-American woman to become?

• Pilot

• Teacher

• Free slave

• Firefighter

Henry "Box" Brown shipped himself in a box to the city of __________________

What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech?

Ruby Bridges was the first African-American child to desegregate the school. What state did she go to school in?

• Pennsylvania

• Louisiana

• Alabama

• Georgia

Who was the famous poet that we learned about?

• Langston Hughes

• Thurgood Marshall

• Frederick Douglass

• Molly Williams

What was Sojourner Truth's original name, before she changed it?