Better known as the "Peanut Man," I made flour, ink, dyes, plastics, and many others from peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver?
100
Many people know Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat, but I also refused to give up my seat months earlier saying, "It's my constitutional right to sit here as much as that lady."
Who is Claudette Colvin?
100
The civil rights activist who led a boycott of the Montgomery Buses after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat.
Who is MLK?
100
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
100
On November 20, 1923, Garrett A. Morgan received a patent for this safety traveling device. A newer form of this invention is still used to this day.
What is the traffic light?
200
Although she didn't "make" the Underground Railroad, she was a famous conductor that helped countless slaves escape to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
200
The 14-year-old boy who was brutally murdered by white racists in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman.
Who is Emmett Till?
200
The first African-American millionaire, who made her fortune from inventing hair and cosmetic products.
Who is Madam C.J.Walker?
200
"Our objective is complete freedom, justice and equality by any means necessary."
Who is Malcolm X?
200
In 1947, he became the first African American baseball player to play in the Major League.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
300
He opened the first non-segregated hospital and training school for African-American nurses in 1891. He also performed the first successful open-heart surgery.
Who is Daniel Hale Williams?
300
The key person in helping Martin Luther King Jr. put together the March on Washington. He also assisted with the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Bayard Rustin?
300
Some of my inventions include hair-straightening cream and the gas mask, but I am most famous for inventing the 3-position traffic light.
Who is Garrett A. Morgan?
300
“I am not satisfied in making money for myself. I endeavor to provide employment for hundreds of the women of my race.”
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
300
Right on! These high school students were the first African-Americans to attend school with white students at Central High.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?
400
A device that keeps the heart beating regularly through a wire-resistor created by Otis Boykin.
What is a pace-maker?
400
The rich black neighborhood, known as Black Wallstreet, was located in this city and state.
What is Tulsa, Oklahoma?
400
More than 250,000 people across the U.S. gathered in this city to hear Martin Luther King's famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
What is Washington D.C.?
400
"When I found I had crossed that line, [on her first escape from slavery, 1845] I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything."
Who is Harriet Tubman?
400
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves in this year.
What is 1863?
500
An engineer who joined the U.S. Air Force, where he served as Acting Chief of the Space Nuclear Power Safety Section. Oh yea, he created what became the top selling toy in America.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
500
In 1968, she made history by becoming the United States' first African-American congresswoman, beginning the first of seven terms in the House of Representatives.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
500
Nicknamed the "Black Edison", I made it possible for moving trains to communicate with the station and other trains through my Multiplex Railway Telegraph.
Who is Granville T. Woods?
500
“All I was doing was trying to get home from work.”
Who is Rosa Parks?
500
In this year, the government decided that laws were needed to protect the rights of African Americans, women and other minorities. They called these laws "Affirmative Action."