Black History
What is the name of the first black Greek fraternity for college students?
Alpha Phi Alpha
Who was the first African-American chosen as Miss America?
Vanessa Williams
Who was he first black woman to own a TV studio?
Oprah Winfrey
Who sparked the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?
Rosa Parks
Who was the first African-American to become President of the United States?
Garrett Morgan invented the gas mask and this for the public's safety.
the 3-way traffic light
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who became the first African American to win baseball's MVP award?
Jackie Robinson
Booker T Washington was the founder and president of what educational institution?
Tuskegee Institute/Tuskegee University
What was the name of the African-American woman who helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
What Harlem theater is a showcase for African-American talent?
Apollo Theater
What amendment to the constitution banned slavery?
the 13th Amendment
What leader crusader against lynching founded the first black women's suffrage organization?
Ida B. Wells/Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Starting with $1.50 cash, what college did Mary McLeod Bethune found?
Bethune-Cookman College
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league baseball for what team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
What African-American male was once ranked as the number one tennis player in the world?
Arthur Ashe
What was the name of Marcus Garvey's shipping company that was owned and operated entirely by blacks?
Who was responsible for starting Black History week?
Carter G. Woodson
What notable scientist, astronomer, and inventor was commissioned to help layout Washington, D.C.?
Benjamin Banneker
What state is Merharry Medical College located?
Tennessee
What were the black soldiers who primarily fought Native Americans in the West after the Civil war?
TH Buffalo Soldiers
What case resulted in a US Supreme Court ruling that no black free or slave could be a US citizen?
Who was the first African-American to travel in space?
Guion Stewart Bluford
Who performed the world's first open heart surgery?
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Who became the first woman candidate for president?
Shirley Chisholm