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Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
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Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Who is Harriet Tubman
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This artist sings the words, "I don't dance now, I make money moves."

Who is Cardi B

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Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Who is Rosa Parks
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This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali
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Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell
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Who said "The time is always right to do what is right"?
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
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This song has become the anthem of the Black Lives Matter movement

Who is "Alright" by Kendrick Lamar

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What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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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 Knowles
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Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington
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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 is Maya Angelou
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This famous athlete opened a school in his hometown of Akron, Ohio

Who is Lebron James

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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 is Malcolm X
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Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?
Who is Madame CJ Walker
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Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison
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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
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Who has the most Grammys for a male solo artist at 22 Grammys?

Who is Stevie Wonder

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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 is Martin Luther King Jr.
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She is the most decorated American gymnast, with a combined total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals

Who is Simone Biles

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Garrett Morgan invented this tool most of us see daily.

What is the traffic light

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Who said "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?
Who is Morgan Freeman
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Which African American was elected president of the United States in 2008?
Who is BARACK OBAMA!!!!!
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She was the first child to desegregate an all-white school in New Orleans, Louisiana

Who is Ruby Bridges

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She is the first African American woman to be elected vice president of the United States

Who is Kamala Harris

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