My best friend was Jonathan
My wife was Bathsheba
I have a son named Solomon
David
This group was the first rangers in the Army
What was their name before being called National Park Rangers
The Buffalo Soldiers
I was born in Hawaii
I was the senator of Illinois for three years before running for president of the U.S
Barack Obama
I am called the fastest man alive
I can run 100 Meters in 9.58 seconds
Usain Bolt
Who said
"You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed"
"If there is no struggle there is no process"
"I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs"
Frederick Douglass
I had to release my son in a basket in the Nile River
And I got paid to raise my son
Jochebed (Moses' mother)
Exodus 2
I was in the U.S. Air Force and served as an Automatic Tracking Radar Repairman, then was an Airman first class
(You may have seen me in Shawshank Redemption)
Morgan Freeman
I was the first African American Supreme Court Justice
I was a part of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
I was a also a Civil Rights Lawyer who fought against Jim Crow Laws
Thurgood Marshall
I was born in Wilmington, NC
I am a professional boxer: 36 wins (25 KO's) 3 losses
I've won world championships in five different weight classes
Sugar Ray Leonard
I traveled 500 miles by foot and train just to enroll in school
I was the first African American to teach and later became the principal of the Tuskegee Institute
I was a part of teaching newly freed African Americans
Booker T. Washington
Name 2 of Jesus' 4 brothers
James, Joses (Joseph), Simon, Judas (Also called Jude)
Who is the first African American General in the U.S. Marine Corps
Also the First Black Marine Corps Aviator and was promoted to Brigadier General
Frank E. Petersen Jr.
I was a Doctor(PhD), a Reverend and Activist
I was the driving force behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the 1963 March on Washington
Dr. Rev Martin Luther King Jr.
My nickname is "sweetness"
I played 13 seasons for the Chicago Bears
I retired with 16,726 total yards and scored 125 touchdowns
Walter Payton
I was the first African American to graduate from Iowa State College
I was enslaved
Some call me "The Plant Doctor"
George Washington Carver
God struck me down because of my irreverence
I touched the Ark of God and died immediately
Uzzah
2 Kings 6
Who is the first African American General officer of the U.S. Army
General Benjamin O. Davis
I was a US Representative of Georges 5th congressional District, I served for 33 years
I was one of the "Big Six" leaders who organized the 1963 March on Washington
I was the first ever African American to play in Major League Baseball
I've hit 137 Home Runs
And I played for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
Who sings the hit song "What a Wonderful World"
Louis Armstrong
I was Elisha's right hand, but I got greedy and thought my master let Naaman off to easily. So because of me my descendants and I have leprosy forever.
Gehazi
2 Kings 5
Nicknamed the Red Tails
This group flew over 15,000 sorties between may 1943 and June 1945
The Tuskegee Airmen
I am the first African American to become party leader of either chamber of Congress
Hakeem Jeffries
I played football at Laney High School for two seasons
I was just signed to NC State to play football for the 24-25 season
Steven Stokes
Who was the first Black man to appear on Broadway as an equal to his white counterparts?
(The Ziegfeld Follies)
Bert Williams