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He was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit
Who is Tiger Woods?
Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Who was Harriet Tubman?
The Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Who was Rosa Parks?
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Who is Beyonce?
He was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell?
Who said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."?
Who was Maya Angelou?
The Supreme Court case decreed a slave was his master's property and African Americans were not citizens
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Who was Malcolm X?
Rapper/actor in the 1990's, whos death become an icon symbolizing noble struggle, shares a record "California Love" with Dr. Dre
Who was Tupac Shakur?
First African-American to play professional baseball at the major-league level
Who was Jackie Robinson?
Which famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?
Who is Muhammad Ali?
The Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
Was an American football player but best known for their murder trial in 1995
Who is O.J. Simpson?
This author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who was Toni Morrison?
Who said "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the one's we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
Who is Barack Obama?
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s was a period when African Americans
What is blacks made important contributions in music, literature, & art
Wealthiest female musician in the world currently
Who is Rihanna?
First African-American female millionaire
Who was Madame C. J. Walker?
Who said, "Turn your wounds into wisdom?"
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Who is Kamala Harris?
The Sit-ins protested segregation in what facilities
What are dinners/ restaurants
Used to be radio talk show host, now has their own televised talk show. Known for saying "How you doin?"
Who is Wendy Williams?