Sports
I am the first African American to play Major League Basketball?
Who is Jackie Robinson
Who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Who invented the three-light traffic signal?
Who is Garrett Morgan.
Who was the first African American president of the United States?
Who is Barack Obama
Who is known as the "Queen of Soul" and was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
Who is Aretha Franklin.
I am the first African American gymnast became the first to win the Olympic all-round gold medal in 2012?
Who is Gabby Douglas
This woman refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955?
Who is Rosa Parks.
This African American scientist revolutionized agriculture with his research on peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver.
This leader co-founded the NAACP in 1909.
Who is W.E.B Du Bois
This jazz musician is famous for songs like What a Wonderful World and Hello, Dolly!
Who is Louis Armstrong
I am the first African American heavyweight boxing champion, winning the title in 1908?
Who is Jack Johnson.
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall.
Who developed the first practical home security system?
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown.
Who became the first African American U.S. Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell.
Who became the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
This basketball legend became the first African American head coach in the NBA in 1966?
Who is Bill Russel
This civil rights leader founded the organization SNCC and later coined the term "Black Power."
Who is Stokely Carmichael.
This inventor created the first automatic refrigeration system for trucks.
Who is Frederick McKinley Jones.
Who was the first Black woman to serve as Vice President of the U.S.?
Who is Kamala Harris
This legendary rapper and activist released Fight the Power with his group Public Enemy.
Who is Chuck D
Who was the first Black woman to win a singles title at Wimbledon in 1957?
Who is Althea Gibson
Who was the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968?
Who is Shirley Chisolm.
Who developed over 60 patents and greatly improved the light bulb filament?
Who is Lewis Latimer.
This abolitionist and former slave advised President Lincoln and fought for Black voting rights.
Who is Frederick Douglass
Who was the first African American woman to win a Grammy for Album of the Year?
Who is Natalie Cole for Unforgettable...With Love.