He was the first African-American head coach whose team was the first to win the Super Bowl when his Colts defeated the Chicago Bears in SuperBowl XLI.
Tony Dungy
100
He served as the first African-American Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall
100
This group of artists were the beginning of our state's contemporary art tradition and they are credited for the beginning of the "Indian River School" art movement
The Florida Highwaymen
100
In 1935, this coastal area was developed by one of Florida's first black millionaires, Abraham Lincoln Lewis.
American Beach
100
What U.S. Supreme Court decision rendered school segregation unconstitutional?
Brown vs. Board of Education of Tupeka
200
This actor was the first African-American actor to win the coveted "Best Actor" Oscar award for his role in "Lillies of the Field."
Sidney Poitier
200
These were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 which mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities in Southern states.
Jim Crow
200
This author won the Pulitzer Prize for her work, "Beloved."
Alice Walker
200
This thriving African-American community in Jacksonville was known as the "Harlem of the South."
La Villa
200
In 1833, The New York Anti-Slave Society began this weekly newspaper which was run by many free northern African-Americans.
The Emancipator
300
He was the first African-American broadcast network news anchor and found of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Max Robinson
300
In 1808, a bill was signed into law making it illegal to import slaves into the United States. Which president signed the bill?
Thomas Jefferson
300
Considered one of the best female jazz vocalists of all time, this singer battled substance abuse, and her autobiography was made into the film, "Lady Sings the Blues."
Billie Holliday
300
Born in Jacksonville, this individual was the first African-American admitted to the Florida Bar exam, and who also wrote the Negro National Anthem.
James Weldon Johnson
300
This organization was founded in 1909 by several prominent African-Americans of the time, including Ida B. Wells-Barnett and W.E.B. Du Bois.
The NAACP
400
He was the first African-Americale player and pinch hitter in the American League, playing for the Cleveland Indians in 1947.
Larry Doby
400
Who was the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. Congress?
Shirley Chisholm (NY) 1968
400
What international famous dancer choreographed the ballet entitled, "Revelations."
Alvin Ailey
400
This Democratic Congresswoman earned a Bachelor's Degree from Florida A & M University and has served on the faculty of Florida Community College.
Corrine Brown
400
This was the year in which President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, thus putting an end to discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin
1964
500
She was the first African-American woman to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals.
Althea Gibson
500
What southern state elected Julian Bond to its House of Representatives in 1968?
Georgia
500
Who was the first African-American in the 19th century to achieve national recognition as a major poet.
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
500
This gentle warrior attended the Cookman Institute, led The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and 250,000 people in the 1965 March on Washington.
A. Phillip Randolph
500
In August 1955, this Chicago teen was murdered while traveled to Mississippi to visit family. Pictures of his mutilated corpse sparked global outrage and kicked off the U.S. civil rights movement.