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When is Black History Month

What is February

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The first African American President of the United States

Who is Barack Obama

200

The first African American man to win Wimbledon

Who is Arthur Ashe

200

This basketball legend wore number 23 for the Chicago Bulls

Who is Michael Jordan

300

The "Fresh Prince" who became a movie star and a "Bad Boy"

Who is Will Smith

300

This entrepreneur built a haircare empire, becoming the first female millionaire in the U.S.

Who is Madam C.J. Walker

400

The Supreme Court case that declared school segregation unconstitutional

What is Brown v. Board of Education

400

The first African American woman to travel into space

Who is Dr. Mae Jemison

400

The lawyer who argued Brown v. Board of Education before becoming the first African American Supreme Court Justice 

Who is Thurgood Marshall

500

A Syracuse native (South Side), she's an aerospace engineer who flew on the Starliner to the ISS, becoming the first African American woman on a permanent ISS crew.

Who is Dr. Jeanette Epps

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