African American Firsts
Who was the first African American golf champion to win the MASTERS in the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
This is the first African American-owned automobile manufacturer. After the conversion of their horse-drawn carriage business into a four-cylinder engine car, the Patterson-Greenfield car debuted in 1915.
Who is C.R. Patterson & Sons Co.
Who is the King of R&B?
Who is Bobby Brown
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus and sparked a boycott of buses in this city from 1955-1956
What is Montgomery, AL
Who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel entitled "The Color Purple"?
Who is Alice Walker
Who is the 1st African-American to serve as US Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell
This inventor, businessman, and influential political leader created the gas mask and the three position traffic signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan
This former FLOTUS just published a book entitled "Becoming", which accounts her experience in the White House.
Who is Michelle Obama
This organization was founded by Martin Luther King Jr., and its mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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What is The Cotton Club
Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington
A botanist and inventor who’s research focused on the growth of peanuts, soybean, and other crop alternatives to cotton. But his work in bio fuels introduced Henry Ford and the world to the agricultural side of fueling.
Who is George Washington Carver
Baseball legend Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 by playing for which team?
Who are the Brooklyn Dodgers
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Who is Malcolm X
Name the African-American musician called Satchmo, famed for his New Orleans jazz.
Who is Louis Armstrong
In what year were the 1st Africans brought to America to work as slaves?
What is 1619
The Automatic Safety Brake System is among the many patents this inventor has to his credit. He also created directional turn signals and a brake testing machine.
Who is Richard Spikes
This rapper was an honor student at McMain Magnet School and attended the University of Houston. He is also known as "Weezy"
Who is Lil Wayne
This historic event organized by Civil Rights leaders occurred on March 7, 1965 to advocate for voting rights. They marched across this bridge in Selma, AL
What is the Edmund Pettus Bridge
Ella Fitzgerald was the first black female to win this musical award.
What is a Grammy
Horatio Homer , the 1st African-American police officer, was from this east coast city?
What is Boston?
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Who is Daryl Watson
The first African-American to cover GQ, SI, as well as featured in Victoria's Secret lingerie catalog
Who is Tyra Banks
This racially motivated church bombing caused the death of 4 young girls in this state
What is Alabama
This duo won the first ever Grammy for best Rap Performance. One of the members is a well renowned actor today.
Who is DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (Will Smith)