Black History in the United States Quiz

In which year did the U.S. Supreme Court establish the separate but equal doctrine?

• 1896

• 1920

• 1954

• 1963

Who was the first African-American to play on a major league team?

• Emmett Till

• Jackie Robinson

• Malcolm X

• Nat Turner

What year did the Civil Rights Act take place?

• 1947

• 1955

• 1972

• 1964

When did the Black Lives Matter movement gain momentum?

• 2001

• 2016

• 2020

• 1992

Who performed the first successful heart surgery in 1893?

• Nat Turner

• Daniel Hale Williams

• Jackie Robinson

• Malcolm X

Who was the first African-American woman to win a Nobel Prize?

• Rosa Parks

• Maya Angelou

• Toni Morrison

• Harriet Tubman

In which year did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• 1963

• 1965

• 1968

• 1970

Who was the first African-American to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State?

• Condoleezza Rice

• Colin Powell

• Barack Obama

• Thurgood Marshall

In which year was the Voting Rights Act, prohibiting racial discrimination in voting, signed into law?

• 1965

• 1970

• 1963

• 1955

Who was the first African-American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Colin Powell

• Barack Obama

• Condoleezza Rice