Black History Trivia #2

1. Hailed as the “godmother of the women’s movement,” This woman used her background in education and social work to advance women’s rights. She was a leader in the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) and the president of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) for more than 40 years.

• Rosa Parks

• Katherine Johnson

• Dorothy Height

• Harriet Tubman

She was the first African American to publish a book of poetry, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, in 1773.

• Phyllis Wheatly

• Oprah Winfrey

• Toni Morrison

• Zora Neale Hurston

He competed in the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing where he won a gold medal and became the first African-American to hold or share a world record (4×100 Freestyle Relay) in swimming.

• Jim Brown

• Shani Davis

• Michael Jordan

• Cullen Jones

After winning multiple gold Olympic medals, she was inducted into the track and field Hall of Fame in 1997. She is known as “one of the greatest track and field runners ever.

• Maritza Correia

• Evelyn Ashford

• Jackie Joyner Kersee

• Lisa Leslie

This genre of music began in Jamaican-American, African-American, and Latino-American urban areas in some of the larger cities of the United States. It uses a style of singing called rapping.

• Reggae

• Hip Hop

• R&B

• Reggaeton

This artist is known for his vibrant, large-scale paintings of African Americans posing as famous figures from the history of Western art. He painted this iconic image of Barack Obama.

• Sam Gilliam

• Stanley Whitney

• Kehinde Wiley

• Gordon Parks

This African American woman made history by becoming the first female principal of a public school in Boston in 1855. She was a staunch advocate for the education of all children, regardless of race or gender.

• Charlotte Forten Grimké

• Susie King Taylor

• Edmonia Lewis

• Sarah Jane Woodson Early

Known for his groundbreaking surgeries, this African American surgeon performed the first successful open-heart surgery in 1893.

• Charles Drew

• Daniel Hale Williams

• Ben Carson

• Keith Black

This African American inventor revolutionized the agricultural industry with his development of the peanut as a major crop in the early 20th century, among many other contributions.

• George Washington Carver

• Madam C.J. Walker

• Garrett Morgan

• Lewis Latimer

This African American writer and social activist was a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance and is best known for his novel Invisible Man.

• Langston Hughes

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Ralph Ellison

• James Baldwin