Some of Black History Month’s most important icons are from the Lone Star State.

If you don’t know the history of how these people contributed to civil rights, broke political barriers, or impacted American culture, here’s a chance to learn.

Or perhaps you do know facts about your Black Texas history. Here’s a quiz to test your skills.

Do you know your Texas Black history? Here’s a quiz:

Here’s a 10-question quiz focused on Texas Black history:

1. Who was the first African American woman elected to the Texas Senate?

  1. Barbara Jordan
  2. Stacey Abrams
  3. Juanita Craft
  4. Hattie Mae White

2. What is the historical significance of Juneteenth?

  1. The start of the Civil Rights Movement
  2. The founding of the NAACP
  3. Emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas
  4. The signing of the Civil Rights Act

3. Which Texas city is known as the birthplace of Juneteenth celebrations?

  1. Houston
  2. Galveston
  3. Dallas
  4. Austin

4. Who was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major Texas city?

  1. Ron Kirk
  2. Al Edwards
  3. Lee Brown

5. Which African American cowboy became famous for his work on Texas cattle drives?

  1. Bill Pickett
  2. Bass Reeves
  3. George McJunkin
  4. Nat Love

6. What was the name of the first public high school for African Americans in Texas?

  1. Phyllis Wheatley High School
  2. Jack Yates High School
  3. Booker T. Washington High School
  4. Central High School

7. Who was the first African American woman to receive a pilot’s license in Texas?

  1. Bessie Coleman
  2. Janet Harmon Bragg
  3. Carole Hopson
  4. Madeline Swegle

8. Which Texas-born African American artist is known for their work in the Harlem Renaissance?

  1. Zora Neale Hurston
  2. Gwendolyn Bennett
  3. Melvin Edwards
  4. S. Ann Butler

9. Which African American educator helped found the first Black law school in Texas?

  1. Heman Marion Sweatt
  2. John Jay Jones
  3. Thurgood Marshall
  4. Benjamin E. Mays

10. What Texas university was the first historically black college west of the Mississippi River?

  1. Prairie View A&M University
  2. Texas Southern University
  3. Wiley College
  4. Huston-Tillotson University

Black History Month quiz answers

How well did you score on the quiz? Is your knowledge of Texas Black History a little rusty? Don’t worry—we got you.

Here are the answers to the quiz. Next time, study!

  1. Who was the first African American woman elected to the Texas Senate? Answer: Barbara Jordan
  2. What is the historical significance of Juneteenth? Answer: Emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas
  3. Which Texas city is known as the birthplace of Juneteenth celebrations? Answer: Galveston
  4. Who was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major Texas city? Answer: Ron Kirk
  5. Which African American cowboy became famous for his work on Texas cattle drives? Answer: Nat Love
  6. What was the name of the first public high school for African Americans in Texas? Answer: Central High School
  7. Who was the first African American woman to receive a pilot’s license in Texas? Answer: Bessie Coleman
  8. Which Texas-born African American artist is known for her work in the Harlem Renaissance? Answer: Gwendolyn Bennett
  9. Which African American educator founded the first Black law school in Texas? Answer: Heman Marion Sweatt
  10. What Texas university was the first historically black college west of the Mississippi River? Answer: Wiley College