President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976 to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans ..."

My famous speech called "I Have a Dream" was delivered to some 250,000 people in attendance at the Lincoln Memorial as part of the Civil Rights movement in the early 1960's. Who am I?

The enforced separation of racial groups is referred to as:

I am an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. I worked tirelessly to ensure the status of jazz as a respected American art form into the 21st century. Who am I?

The practice of people owning other people is called:

This was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century, and used by enslaved African-Americans to escape to freedom.

She was the greatest female interpreter of the American songbook, a unique vocalist combining scat and jazz, with enduring influence. She was also the first African-American to win a Grammy. Who was she?

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime.

I was born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana. I became a pop singer. My album Thriller (1982) sold over 30 million copies. I earned the nickname "King of Pop". Who am I?

I played for the LA Lakers and I once scored 100 points in a game. Who am I?

Besides being incredible artists, both Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston died of a drug overdose.

The art of wordplay and saying rhymes over a beat is called:

I immortalized the “Moonwalk” during my performance at Motown 25 in 1983, with breakdancing and pop locking-influenced dance moves that dazzled the world.

I was the first African American baseball player in the Major League Baseball. Who am I?

I was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice and changed the face of education with the Brown vs Board of Education Supreme Court case ruling that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.

Who am I?

I made almost 20 trips back and forth down South to help free slaves. Who am I?

I was an American singer and actress whose first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992, amassed global sales in excess of 86 million copies.

Who am I?

During my boxing career I changed my name from Cassius Clay. A famous quote of mine is: "I can float like a butterfly, sting like a bee?" Who am I?

Louis Armstrong, a trumpet player from New Orleans and then Chicago, is considered the father of modern jazz improvisation.

European classical music, American blues, and South American songs and rhythms came together to form what became known as jazz.

Stevie Wonder was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer and is one of the most successful songwriters and musicians. Contrary to popular belief, he wasn't born blind.

Which of the following athletes was the first African-American to win four Olympic gold medals?

I was born April 29, 1899, in Washington, D.C. and was a major figure in the history of jazz music. My career spanned more than half a century, during which time I composed thousands of songs for the stage, screen and contemporary songbook. I created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in Western music and continued to play what became called “American Music” until shortly before I died in 1974.” Who am I?

“Born in the late 1860s somewhere along the border between Texas and Arkansas, I took up the piano as a child and eventually became a travelling musician as a teen. I immersed myself in the emerging musical form known as ragtime and became the genre’s foremost composer with tunes like ‘The Entertainer,’ ‘Solace’ and ‘The Maple Leaf Rag,’ which is the biggest-selling ragtime song in history. Who am I?