Black History Icons Quiz

What was Harriet Tubman known for?

• Inventing the cotton gin

• Writing the "I Have a Dream" speech

• Leading enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad

• Being the first African American woman to graduate from college

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do to fight against racial inequality?

• He invented a new type of peanut butter

• He led a famous bus boycott

• He delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech

• He was the first African American to go to space

Why is Rosa Parks famous?

• For refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person

• For being the first African American woman astronaut

• For inventing a machine that helped farmers

• For writing a famous book about her life

What significant event is Ruby Bridges known for?

• Being the first African American president

• Being the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South

• Inventing a game-changing technology

• Winning a Nobel Peace Prize

Which of these individuals played a crucial role in the Civil Rights Movement?

• Harriet Tubman

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

• All of the above