Bell Ringer - Black History Trivia X - Today

This African American female started the first African American kindergarten in Chicago.

• Harriet Tubman 
• Ida B. Wells 
• Coretta Scott-King

What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in 1800s led by Harriet Tubman?

• The Underground Railroad
• The Pony Express
• The Righteous Road
• The Fleet to Freedom

Which player of the National Basketball Association (NBA) once scored 100 points in a game?

• Kobe Bryant

• Micheal Jordan

• Stephen Curry

• Wilt Chamberlain

The Supreme Court declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in this case

• Loving v. Virginia (1967)
• Marbury v Madison
• Brown v. Board of Education

What laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States?

• Segregation Laws 
• Jim Crow Laws 
• Constitutional Laws 
• Freedom Laws 

What was the nickname of the first 9 black teens to go to a white high school?

• Little Arkansas Nine

• Little Rock Nine

• The Montgomery Nine

• Little Kentucky Nine

What crop had harmed the soil of many Southern farms?

• Potatoes 
• Cotton
• Sweet Potatoes 
• Peanuts 

Who was the first black person to attended an all white school?

• Ruby Bridges
• Mary McLoud Bethune
• Linda Brown
• Sheyann Webb

This American writer of poetry and children's fiction won the Newbery Medal in 2015 for his verse novel The Crossover.

• Kwame Alexander

• E.B. Lewis

• Richard Wright

• Ralph Ellison

This person is an actress and former professional boxer. She left the ring with a 24 wins and 0 losses.

• Oprah Winfrey

• Laila Ali

• Althea Gibson

• Jackie Joyner-Kersee