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A botanist who came to be known as “The Peanut Man; He found 300 products that could be made from peanuts including printer’s ink and a milk substitute
Who is George Washington Carver?
100
a Basketball legend, often considered the “Greatest Player Ever”; He has the NBA’s highest overall scoring average; Became a vice president of the Washington Wizards franchise
Who is Michael Jordan
100
A famous Black comedian who had a significant influence in Hollywood and was elected the Greatest Stand Up Comedian ever by Comedy Central
Who is Richard Pryor?
100
Constitutional Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States
What is The 13th Amendment
100
A former mayor of Washington D.C. and the first national chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Who is Marion Barry
200
A mathematician; the first African-American scientist; Played a major role in the planning of Washington, DC.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
200
The first Black player to integrate and star in Major League Baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson
200
A book that Won a Pulitzer Prize and Spingarn Medal for novel; 1976 novel that traced the history of a black American family to its early African origins. Its main character was, Kunta Kinta also known as Toby.
What is ROOTS, by Alex Haley
200
On May 10, 1994, he was elected the first Black President of South Africa, just four years after he served twenty-seven years in jail due to his fighting for African rights
Who is Nelson Mandela
200
A Civil Rights activist and the first African-American to receive a Ph.D from Harvard University.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
300
the man who invented the idea of a blood bank and a system for the long term preservation of blood plasma
Who is Dr. Charles Richard Drew?
300
The first Black to win an Olympic Gold medal in an individual event.
Who is William DeHart Hubbard?
300
A Model; The first African-American woman on the covers of GQ magazine and the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
Who is Tyra Banks
300
A famous educator and social reformer who wrote “Up From Slavery.”
Who is Booker T. Washington
300
In 2001, he became the first Black U.S. Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell
400
Educator and civil rights leader; Established the first sociology department in the U.S.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
400
In 1963, he became the first Black athlete to win the Bert Bell Trophy and be selected NFL player of the year.
Who is Jim Brown?
400
The first Black Actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor
Who is Sidney Poitier
400
The lawyer who argued “Brown vs. The Board of Education” before the Supreme Court and went on to become the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall
400
The first Black woman to become mayor of Washington D.C., in 1990.
Who is Sharon Pratt Kelly
500
Social scientists whose research on the self-esteem of Black children was essential to the groundbreaking case “Brown vs. the Board of Education”
What are Drs. Kenneth B. Clark and Mamie Clark?
500
The first pro basketball player to score 3,000 points in a season
Who is Wilt Chamberlain
500
A southern city, which is known as the birthplace of Jazz
What is New Orleans, Louisiana
500
the man who started Negro History Week, which later became Black History Month, and is considered the “Father of Black History”
Who is Carter G. Woodson
500
the man who threatened President Franklin Roosevelt with a march on Washington of 50,000 Negroes to protest unfair employment practices in 1941 (The march was called off when the President agreed to his demands for reform); In 1929, he became president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), which later became the first successful black trade union.
Who is A. Philip Randolph
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