African American
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History
Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington.
Who first country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery?
Who is the Republic of Haiti.
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell (a Jamaican-American).
Who is the legendary sitcom Mom from Pompano Beach?
Who is Esther Rolle.
She became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products.
Who is Madame CJ Walker.
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Who became Haiti's first head of state?
Who is Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
Who was a Political leader, publisher, entrepreneur and civil rights activist? This individual was a strong supporter of Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League.
Who is Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
This woman was the first black woman to be principal in Broward County, what's her name?
Who is Blanche Ely.
Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature?
Who is Toni Morrison.
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.
Who founded Chicago?
Who is Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (born in Haiti).
Who was the first Haitian-American elected into public office in the United States of America?
Who is Philippe Derose.
Who is the first black woman to serve on the Broward County school board?
Who is Kathleen Cooper Wright.
This Old Saybrook native wrote the 1946 novel “The Street,” the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a million copies.
Who is Ann Petry.
Which man is credited with blood storage techniques to better blood banks, however, no amount of blood could have saved his life?
Who is Dr. Charles Drew.
Who has conquered the worlds of writing, poetry, theatre, painting, music, and more. He is sometimes called “the father of Haitian letters,” he’s been a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and was a UNESCO Artist for Peace in 2010?
Who is Franck Étienne.
Who was among the frontrunners of the ‘American Civil Rights Movement’ in the 1960s?
Who is Kwame Ture (born in Trinidad and Tobago).
This local doctor delivered over 5,000 babies, what is his name?
Who is Dr. James Franklin Sistrunk.
Which woman was one of the Haitian heroes of independence? Hint: She was a general from Jacmel.
Who is Magloire Ambroise.
Known for his social and political views, who published The Souls of Black Folks in 1903?
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois.
What is Haiti’s currency (Gourde) is named after?
What is a plant called Gourd.
Who is also known as a heroine of the revolution, honored for sewing the first Haitian flag in 1803?
Who is Catherine Flon.
He is the first black elected official in Broward County history.
Who is Boise Waiters.
Sarah Goode was the first black woman to receive a patent. What did she invent?
What is a folding cabinet bed.