Black History Month

Create an image depicting notable figures in Black history, showcasing a blend of historical icons and moments related to African American culture, such as jazz music, civil rights, and notable achievements in various fields like sports, science, and literature.

Celebrating Black History Month Quiz

Test your knowledge of significant figures, events, and milestones in Black history with this engaging quiz!

  • Multiple choice questions
  • Learn about influential individuals
  • Explore historical achievements
15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by InspiringJourney512
Although born to parents that had been enslaved, this person would go on to become appointed as a national advisior to Franklin D. Roosevelt to serve as a member of his "Black Cabinet"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mary McLeod Bethune
Fannie Lou Hamer
Madam C.J. Walker
For twenty years he had had no lawyer. He kept himself busy during this time and taught himself both criminal and civil law, but he also used the one hour he was able to leave his cell each day to teach other inmates.
Albert Woodfox
Kalief Browder
Shawn Carter
Brian Banks
What was the procedure that was dubbed "The Mississippi Appendectomy?
Removal of appendix
Unauthorized use of stem cells
Forced hysterectomy
Forced abortion
A popular jazz singer, she championed against discrimination and championed equality. One of her biggest fans was Marilyn Monroe
Lena Horne
Billie Holiday
Etta James
Ella Fitzgerald
In 1883, she published A Book of Medical Discourses. One of the first publications written by an African American about medicine, in addition to being the only female physician author in the 19th century.
Eliza Ann Grier
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Jocelyn Elders
Paula A. Johnson
This literary work gained much attention as an autobiography chronicling this writers life up to age 17
Their Eyes Were Watching God
A Raisin in the Sun
Beloved
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Ordained as a Zen priest, she is a Sensei, the second black woman recognized as a teacher in the Japanese Zen lineage.
Bishop Vashti McKenzie
Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams
Rev. Dr. Emilie M. Townes
Lisa Sharon Harper
She started learning ballet at age 13 and would become the the first African-American female principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre
Simone Biles
Gabby Douglas
Misty Copeland
Lolo Jones
A Hall-of-Fame football player, he was also an All-American Lacrosse player.
Walton Payton
Deion Sanders
Paul Robeson
Jim Brown
Founded by Berry Gordy in 1949 this record company would become influential in both popular music and American culture
Stax records
Cadillac Records
Motown Records
Def Jam records
The first (and remains the only) African-American male tennis player to win the US Open and Wimbledon titles
Arthur Ashe
Tally Holmes
Fredrick Smith
Frances Tiafoe
Born in Cleveland, OH he would move to Seattle,WA where he served as a Baptist minister, author, and civil rights advocate.
Whitney Young
Dr. Samuel Berry
Huey P. Newton
Julian Bond
These two figures were influential to the Black history movement and their birthdays are the reason February is known as Black history month.
Abraham Lincoln
Fredrick Douglas
Malcom X
Martin Luther King Jr
This woman joined the Spacecraft Controls Branch where she calculated the flight trajectory for Alan Shepard, the first American to go into space in 1959
Mary Jackson
Dorthy Vaugh
Mae C. Jemison
Katherine Johnson
Along with his music partner, he was the first black composer nominated for an Academy Award in 1968
Spike Lee
Quincy Jones
John Singleton
David Baker
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