Black History Month Trivia (February 14, 2023)

I was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.

Who am I?

• Jackie Robinson

• Thurgood Marshall

• Barack Obama

• George Bush

I was the first African American baseball player in the MLB. Who am I?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Michael Jordan

• Jackie Robinson

• Harriet Tubman

I wrote an autobiography titled

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Who am I?

• Maya Angelou

• Sojourner Truth

• Oprah Winfrey

• Serena Williams

I made almost 20 trips back and forth down south to help free slaves.

Who am I?

• Maya Angelou

• Muhammad Ali

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

During my boxing career I changed my name from Cassius Clay. Who am I?

• Mike Tyson

• Muhammad Ali

• Frederick Douglass

• Jackie Robinson

I am an abolitionist that met with President Abraham Lincoln. I also had to leave some of my children behind when I escaped slavery. Who am I?

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• Jackie Robinson

I was an activist that believed in Any Means Necessary for the equality of African Americans?

Who am I?

• Martin Luther King

• Harriet Tubman

• Malcolm X

• Thurgood Marshall

I escaped slavery and went to England where my friends helped me buy my freedom.

Who am I?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Malcolm X

What is a person that wants to end slavery?

• slave

• master

• segregation

• abolitionist

Who wore many disguises and was not recognized by one of her former owners?

• Maya Angelou

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Mary Adams