Inventions/Inventors
This man was really into nuts, however he was by far not crazy, in fact he was a genius...
What is George Washington Carver
He is the first African American golf champion to tour the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit
Who is Tiger Woods
He is the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp
Who is Booker T. Washington
"No, no, no"--this originally four member group did eventually dwindle, not all of them were "Survivors", however the remaining were some "Independent Women"
What is Destiny's Child?
When protesters rode buses all across the South to protest segregation in train and bus stations
What are Freedom Rides
This man is credited with blood storage techniques to better blood banks, however, no amount of blood could have saved his life.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
A Jamaican sprinter, he's also the fastest man in history with a world record time of 9.58 seconds.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This author became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature
Who is Toni Morrison
This person has a royal stage name, but was born with the name Dana Owens. A Grammy Award-winning rapper, record producer and actress, known for her roles in the big-screen adaptation of 'Chicago' and the TV film 'Bessie.'
Who is Queen Latifah
New laws that required all public facilities to be integrated and prohibited discrimination in business and schools.
What is the Civil Rights Act
John Lee Love, loved to be simple and to the point and thus he created this object.
What is the pencil sharpener?
She was the first African American woman to win 3 gold medals in track in a single Olympics
Who is Wilma Rudolph
She said, "Bringing the gifts my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."
Who is Maya Angelou
Quadruple Platinum...who even knew that existed well in 1989 this dance album by a Jackson hit it big.
What is Rhythm Nation
What president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
Who is Lyndon Johnson
My goodness when it is cold outside--I may be compelled to say this mans last name, but i know that I definitely don't want to go outside and use what he invented, the lawn mower.
Who is J.A. Burr
He was a member of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team and the Chicago Bulls basketball team. He is credited with making the NBA internationally known
Who is Michael Jordan
There were the first African American students to integrate Little Rock Central High School
Who are the Little Rock Nine
A period in American history from the 1920s and 1930s. An intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics
What is Harlem Renaissance
Which of the following laws said that citizens could not be denied the right to vote based on their race?
What is Voting Rights Act of 1965
Sarah Boone invented this...it may let you make that collar crisp enough to pop.
What is the ironing board?
He is the first player in NFL history to win both Rookie of the Year and the MVP Award in the same season (1957)
Who is Jim Brown
She is an African American woman who worked to improve educational opportunities for African Americans and she was the founder of the National Council of Negro Women
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune
This man was the heavyweight champion of the world for 11 years straight, you can give his real name or his nickname...
Who is the "Brown Bomber" or Joe Lewis
Where is the National Civil Rights Museum located?
What is Tennessee