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True or False: The first documented cutterman to lose his life was African American.
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Who was the first African American golf Champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods?
- has won 3 awards - Oscars in 2002, Oscars in 1990 and Golden Globe Award in 2016.
- Regarded as one of the best actors in all of Hollywood.
- Famous Movie Quote: "To protect the sheep you must catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf"
Who is Denzel Washington?
-This is the first African American in the major leagues Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.
-He led the league in stolen bases that season and was named Rookie of the Year.
Who is the Jackie Robinson?
This is the month of Black History Month.
What is February?
- a Union Army veteran, became the first African-American to command a Life-Saving station when the service appointed him as the keeper of the Pea Island Life-Saving Station in North Carolina in 1880
- Posthumously awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal by the Coast Guard in 1996
Who is Richard Etheridge?
At age 19, this person became the youngest and first female anchor for WTVF-TV, Nashville (Hint: she had her own TV show).
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Who said “I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger,”?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
- This famous tennis athlete won over 73 career single titles, 23 doubles titles, and is a four-time Olympic gold medalist.
Who is Serena Williams?
-These are the colors that represent Black History Month.
What is red, green, black and yellow?
Who was the first African American admitted to the Coast Guard Academy?
Who was Javis Wright?
- Former Army Four Star General
-was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American Secretary of State
- oversaw responses to 28 crises, including the invasion of Panama in 1989, Operation Desert Storm in the 1991, and Persian Gulf War.
Who Is Colin Powell?
Who said "The time is always right to do what is right"?
Who is Maritn Luther King, Jr.?
- Before retiring in 1981, this athlete compiled a 56-5 record and became the only man to ever with the heavyweight crown three times.
-His fights with Joe Frazier and George Foreman were among boxing's biggest events.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
-This weeklong event officially became Black History Month in what year when U.S. president Gerald Ford extended the recognition to "honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout history"?
What is 1976?
Who was the first African American officer commissioned into a US sea service, whose revenue cutter service commission was signed by Abraham Lincoln in March 1865?
Who is Michael Healy?
- After graduating, he became a civil rights attorney and an academic, teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.
Turning to elective politics, he represented the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 1997 until 2004, when he ran for the U.S. Senate
Who is Barack Obama?
Who is ranked as the second-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
- He famously played in both an NFL game and a National League Championship Series game on the same day on Oct. 11, 1992.
- Regarded as the best cornerback in NFL history, one of the best athletes in overall sports, and one of the fastest professional athletes ever.
Who is Deion Sanders?
The father of Black History Month is...
Who is Carver Woodson?
-Served in the Service in 1943-1946
-was awarded the Silver Lifesaving Medal for his heroism in rescuing his shipmate on the Tampa
- Played in the NFL for 14 years, and had 79 Career interceptions, and was the first African American to Play for the NY Giants, First African American, and Defensive back inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Who is Emlen Tunnell?
- This person was a member of the Space Task Group and was the first woman to get credit for a paper that she co-authored with a group of engineers. Until her retirement in 1986 at the age of 70, she worked as an aerospace technologist at NASA, helping to send John Glenn into orbit and the first men to the moon.
Who is Kathrine Johnson?
- Comedian/Actor
- Recognized as the First U.S. Comedian to Sell One Million Tickets in Less Than Six Months
-Notable Joke: So I'm at the office, I tell this guy...Pass me the stapler, but when you pass it, make sure staples are in it, because if it isn't, I can't staple anythin'.
Who is Kevin Hart?
- Most Career points ever in professional basketball (38,424)
- His philanthropy has amassed approximately 100 million dollars throughout his playing career
- First Billionaire in Basketball history
Who is the greatest basketball player ever - LeBron James?
Black History Month was chosen in February to coincide with the births of these two people?
Who is Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln?