African American Authors
Famous abolitionist who wrote and delivered the speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” on July 5, 1852.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This African American Woman became the first to win an American Tennis Association singles title in 1929.
Who is Ora Washington?
In 1983, he was the first African American in space.
Who is Guion Bluford?
Zahara Marley Jolie Pitt, the Daughter of Hollywood A- listers Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, was recently initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. at this historically black college in Georgia.
What is Spelman College?
This person is the retired Columbus Police Chief who is now a teacher in the Muscogee County School District.
Who is Freddie Blackmon?
In 1909, nannie Helen Burroughs opened the National Training School for Women and Girls. She denied a teaching job for this "reason".
What is she was too black?
A play of Lorraine Hansberry depicts an African American family in Chicago trying to move to a white neighborhood.
What is A Raisin in the Sun?
In 1986, this African American woman became the first to win the U.S. figure skating singles championship. What is her name.
Who is Debi Thomas?
Before Chuck Berry became a professional musician, he studied this profession and holds a degree in it.
What is Cosmetology?
Sheryl Lee Ralph won the Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a comedy for her role in this television series.
What is Abbot Elementary?
This is the name of the first Junior High School in Columbus, GA.
What is The Lowe School?
This person is the first African American 4 star general in the United States armed forces.
Who is General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr.?
The title of Harriet Jacobs autobiography that speaks on issues of sexual abuse endured by female slaves and white women’s passiveness towards slavery.
What is Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl?
The first African American Teenager to win the Junior Girls singles Tennis title at Wimbledon.
Who is Zina Garrison?
The age Dr. Martin Luther King Junior begin as a freshman at Morehouse College.
What is 15?
As of 2021, she made history as the highest paid African American female actress in broadcast television history.
Who is Angela Bassett?
He was a physician in Columbus, GA and President of the first chapter of the NAACP. He has an elementary school named in his honor.
Who is Dr. Thomas H. Brewer?
In this year, there were two African American NFL head coaches in the superbowl and the coaches names were...
What is 2007?
Who are Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy?
An abolitionist and author who published “The Liberator,” an influential anti-slavery newspaper, for over 30 years.
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
This person defeated Monica Seles and Steffi Graff at Wimbledon in 1990 to become the first African American woman to reach a Grand Slam final in tennis since Althea Gibson.
Who is Zina Garrison?
The person who was sworn in as the first African American Senator in 1870.
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels?
She made history by becoming the first black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her work in ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder. She also produced and starred in her own movie; ‘The Woman King.
Who is Viola Davis?
He was denied the right to vote on July 4, 1944. He took his case to the U.S. Court of appeals. His case won the right to vote for all black people in the state of Georgia in the white democratic primary.
Who is Primus King?
This African American female was featured on the United States quarter in 2022.
Who is Maya Angelou?
The Black American magazine that Langston Hughes was responsible for publishing.
What is The Nation?
The first African American Female to reach the top ranks of international skating.
Who is Debi Thomas?
Often referred to as the Father of Black History, he is credited with inventing Black History month.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
Keke Palmer is the first African American woman to win this award for outstanding gameshow host.
What is an Emmy?
On July 1, 1958 after being denied by Saint James AME church to speak at their church due to fear of retaliation from local terrorist groups, he spoke at the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge located on 6th avenue in Columbus.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Douglas Wilder was the 1st African American in the United States to be elected to this office.
What is The office of Governor?
This fictional novel written by Alice Walker featured the life of a black woman who was abused by her father and husband.
What is The Color Purple?
This person was the first African American female All-American basketball player.
Who is Missouri “Big Mo” Arledge?
This man is credited with having created the first school for African American children and was the founder of the anti-slavery movement in America during the mid 1700’s.
Who is Anthony Benezet?
She is a talented singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer who has won the most grammy awards in a lifetime and this is the number of grammy’s she's won.
Who is Beyonce and what is 32?
This person is the first African American senator to enter congress since reconstruction.
Who is Senator Sanford Bishop?
This person is an African American United States Senator from Georgia.
Who is Rafael Warnock?
This Black American educator, author, and orator founded Tuskegee Institute.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This person is a African American female gymnast who won a total of three medals in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
Who is Simone Biles?
Between these years an estimated 100,000 slaves escape to the North by use of the underground railroad.
What is 1810-1850?
This person is a well-known entertainer who paid back property tax for 300 low-income senior citizens in Atlanta.
Who is Tyler Perry?
This person is the first black man to be elected to the Columbus City Council.
Who is Robert Wright?
In 2022, this African American woman was the Democratic Nominee for Governor for the state of Georgia.
Who is Stacey Abrams?