He was the first black candidate for the democratic nomination for the President of the United States
What is Jesse Jackson
100
He was the first African american to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music
What is George Walker
100
He invented Black History Week and is known as the Father of Black History
What is Carter G. Woodson
100
He was the first African-American drafted by an NFL Club
What is George Taliaferro
200
He invented an automatic traffic signal and a gas mask
What is Garrett Morgan
200
He was the first black man to serve in the House of Representatives
What is Jefferson Long (1870 in GA)
200
He was the first African American male to receive an Academy Award
What is Sidney Poitier
200
He was the first black casualty of the American Revolution
What is Crispus Attucks
200
She was the first black woman doctor to lead a team in open-heart surgery
What is Dr. Myra Adele Logan
300
He received a patent for a machine which made shoes 10 times faster at half the cost
What is Jan Ernst Matzeliger
300
He was the first black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
What is Maynard Jackson
300
She was the first African American female to win a Grammy
What is Ella Fitzgerald
300
He was the first black to attain the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Army
What is Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.
300
She was known as the "Queen of Gospel"
What is Mahaila Jackson
400
He received a patent in 1897 for inventing "a new and useful improvement in dust-pans"
What is Lloyd P. Ray
400
He was the first African American elected mayor of a U.S. town
What is Pierre Caliste Landry (1868)
400
He was the first American black man to win an Olympic medal
What is Jesse Owens
400
He is the African American mathematician and physicist who first calculated the speed of the moon
What is Walter S. McAfee
400
Perhaps best known for his poetry, he also wrote novels, plays, and children's books.
What is Langston Hughes
500
He received a patent in 1892 for "new and useful improvements in clothes-driers"
What is George T. Sampson
500
He was the first black man elected Governor of the state of Virginia
What is Douglas Wilder
500
He was awarded the Gordon Bell prize for designing "The Connection Machine", the fastest computer on earth that can perform 3.1 billion calculations per second
What is Phillip Emeagwali
500
This amendment made it illegal to deny anyone the right to vote based on color, race, ethnic background, or religious beliefs
What is 15th
500
A star football player, this man has worked both for the NCAA and NFL. He is known for his height and addiction to sports magazines. He is friends with the founder of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Mr. Harris. He recently celebrated his birthday.