African American Firsts
He was the first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard University.
W.E.B. DuBois
We’ve only had THREE African American Supreme Court Justices in American History. This person was the first.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Who said a threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere?
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This city became known for a bus boycott that lasted 381 days.
What is Montgomery, Alabama?
They had over 150 patents using mostly peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This is the oldest HBCU still in operation.
What is Cheyney University?
Which Supreme Court case decreed that a slave was their master’s property & African Americans were not citizens?
What is Dred Scott vs. Sandford? (commonly known as the Dred Scott decision)
This person poetically said, ”You can plan a pretty picnic but you can’t predict the weather”.
Who is Andre 3000?
SNCC birthed a movement in 1960, it stands for ______.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Mostly known for their Rainbow PUSH Coalition and activism. This person also ran for POTUS in 1984.
Who is Rev. Jesse Jackson?
He was the first Black coach for the National Football League (NFL).
Who is Fritz Pollard?
This former mayor, noteworthy activist, and US Congressman also has an airport named in their honor.
Who is Andrew Young?
This person can inspire us all with these words. “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations”.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This city was home to the Million Man March.
What is Washington, D.C.?
ThIs choreographer, dancer, director, and activist created a space and gave agency to African American dancers when no one else would.
Who is Alvin Ailey?
She was the first to integrate William Framtz Elementary School in New Orleans, LA.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
Before securing the POTUS title, what state did Barack Obama represent as a US senator?
What is Illinois?
Which famous African American 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 Muhammed Ali?
This person was the first person to be arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a crowded bus in Alabama in March 1955.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
Which author became the first African American woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature?
Toni Morrison
Who is Dawn Staley?
He was the first African American to be elected to Congress hailing from South Carolina.
Who is Joseph Rainey?
Who said ”I don’t want a Black History Month, Black History is American History“?
Who is Morgan Freeman?
While often overlooked, the death of this person sparked the Selma to Montgomery march & Voters’ Rights Movement.
Who is Jimmie Lee Jackson?
In what year were slaves first documented to be brought to what we now know as America?W
What is 1619?