Black History Month

Who was the first African American to serve as the President of the United States?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Nelson Mandela

• Malcolm X

• Barack Obama

What famous African American leader is known for his 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• Harriet Tubman

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Nelson Mandela

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

• Toni Morrison

• Rosa Parks

• Maya Angelou

• Oprah Winfrey

What African American woman refused to give up her seat on a bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Maya Angelou

Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?

• Morgan Freeman

• Sidney Poitier

• Will Smith

• Denzel Washington

What African American woman is known for her contributions to the field of science and won two Nobel Prizes?

• Maya Angelou

• Marie Curie

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

What famous African American singer is known as the 'Queen of Soul'?

• Whitney Houston

• Diana Ross

• Aretha Franklin

• Tina Turner

Who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball?

• Jackie Robinson

• LeBron James

• Kobe Bryant

• Michael Jordan

What African American woman is known for her role in the Civil Rights Movement and as the 'Mother of the Freedom Movement'?

• Harriet Tubman

• Maya Angelou

• Rosa Parks

• Michelle Obama

What African American woman is known for her poetry and activism, and was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry?

• Nikki Giovanni

• Gwendolyn Brooks

• Alice Walker

• Maya Angelou