Black History Month

The first African american Supreme Court Justice, appointed by president Johnson

• Stockely Carmichael

• Walter Payton

• Thurgood Marshall

• Spike Lee

Democratic Senator from Chicago elected president in 2008

• Bill Clinton

• George W Bush

• Barack Obama

• Ronald Reagan

She was arrested and fined for refusing to give up her seat to a man of another color

• Rose Wilson

• Rosa Perkins

• Rosa Smith

• Rosa Parks

Son of a pastor who marched on Washington Dc and delivered the "I have a dream speech"

• Barack Obama

• Dr. Martin Luther King JR.

• Malcolm x

• Denzel Washington

George Washington Carver discovered a way to use what food for many different purposes?

• peanuts

• ice cream

• bacon

• apples

What sport did Jackie Robinson play?

• basketball

• baseball

• hockey

• football

Which famous African American worked for NASA and helped put the first Americans in space and on the moon?

• Rosa Parks

• Ruby Bridges

• Katherine Johnson

• Mae Jemison

Whose history does the month of February honor?

• Native Americans
• African Americans
• Women
• Hispanic Americans

 Arthur Ashe was a famous ____________.

• Basketball
  Basketball Player
• Tennis Player
• Track Star
• Football Player

Why was February chosen as the month to recognize the history and contributions of African Americans?

• It coincides with the birthdays of Fredrick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln
• It is the shortest month of the year
• February is the holy month of Ramadan