Black Mail - Black History Quiz

The First African American Woman to serve as surgeon general

First African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize

In what year did Black History Month originate?

In addition to being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King was also well known for:

In the 1940’s black jazz musicians began calling each other (fill in the blank) because they were always called “boy” by whites

African Americans created the following inventions:

The first enslaved Africans arrived in the American colonies in:

Harriet Tubman is known for escaping slavery and then help hundreds of other slaves escape to slavery via the underground railroad. “Harriet” was not her birth name? What was her birth name?

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves?

True or False: Michigan was home to a HBCU (Historically Black College/University

True or False: The threat to abolish slavery was implemented as a war strategy to cripple the confederate army

Which City in Michigan permitted slavery?

The first African American win a gold medal in an Olympics was:

Thomas Jennings is credited with inventing:

Former South African President, Nelson Mandela identified which Civil Rights leader as a great encouragement to him while he was in prison:

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