Prominent Figures
Pop Culture
Significant Events/Dates
Black Firsts
Inventions
100
Reverend who served as a prominent figure during the Civil Rights Movement and preached civil disobedience and is famous for his "I Have a Dream" Speech.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
100
Which hit 90's sitcom show starred Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell as his co-star, love interest?
What is "Martin"?
100
November 4, 2008 this political achievement was accomplished in Black History
What is the election of former President Barack Obama?
100
The first American woman self-made millionaire for her African American hair care products.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
100
Created by Garret Morgan
What is the stop light?
200
Human rights activist that focused on the struggle of black people in America. Known for having an opposite view than Martin Luther King, Jr. on how oppression should be dismantled.
Who is Malcolm X?
200
Which female rap artist surpassed Lauryn Hill in 1998 for the longest running number one spot on the Billboard Top 100 as a solo female rap artist?
Who is Cardi B (Bodak Yellow)?
200
In Mississippi 1955 this 14-year old boy was lynched after being wrongly accused of cat-calling an older white lady.
Who is Emmit Till?
200
First African American to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
200
Invented modern day peanut butter
Who is George Washington Carver?
300
American poet, and civil rights activist famously known for her work entitled "Phenomenal Woman".
Who is Maya Angelou?
300
First African American man to play in American Major League Baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson?
300
After the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling in 1954, these students enrolled in a formerly all white school, becoming the first black students to ever attend Little Rock High School. After being harassed and blocked from entry from the Arkansas National Guard for a month, they were escorted to school by Federal Troops by the President's orders.
Who is the Little Rock Nine?
300
The first African American to graduate from Ohio University and the first African American woman to graduate from OU, who the school's Auditorium is named after.
Who are John Newton Templeton and Martha Jane Hunley Blackburn?
300
George Crum is responsible for this tasty snack
What are potato chips?
400
Co-Founders of the Black Panther Party
Who are Huey Newton and Bobby Steale?
400
Black artist who became famous in the 80's for his paintings that embodied the "spirit of New York" and incorporated text. Mentioned in rap songs by Jay-Z, J. Cole and A$ap Rocky.
Who is Jean-Michele Basquiat?
400
This woman became the first African American female billionaire on February 27, 2003.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
400
First black woman elected to Congress, also the first black candidate to run for presidency of the U.S.A. making her the first woman to run for the Democratic Party.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
400
This everyday preserving invention was improved to it's modern form by John Standard
What is the refrigerator?
500
Civil Rights figure who is known for his work during the Black Power Movement. In college he joined the SNCC and was jailed for his work with the Freedom Riders, before leaving the non-violence approach to change alone.
Who is Stokley Carmichael?
500
Is the originator for the song "Hound Dog" that is so commonly, but wrongly, accredited to Elvis Presley.
Who is Ellie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton?
500
On August 6, 1965, this president signed a law outlawing discriminatory voting acts, used against African American people specifically, adopted in the South.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
500
First African American to refuse to give up her seat on the bus for a white man in Montgomery, AL. Her arrest preceded Rosa Parks by nine months in 1955.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
500
This convenient traveling device was invented by Alexander Miles and has been helping alleviate people's legs ever since.
What is the elevator?
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