Trailblazers
The first African American to win an Oscar
Who is Hattie McDaniel
Agricultural Scientist who developed over 300 uses for peanuts
Creator of Black History Month, originally called Negro History Week
Carter G. Woodson
First Black president of the United States of America
Who is Barack Obama
The most decorated gymnast in history (male or female) and was the first Black woman to with the individual all-around World title
Who is Simone Biles
First African American Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall
Patented the three-signal traffic light
Who is Garrett Morgan
15 year old school girl, who was the first to refuse to give up her seat, inspiring Rosa Parks to do the same months later
Who is Claudette Colvin
First Black Woman Billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey
In 2021, she became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, performing "The Hill We Climb" at age 2022
Who is Amanda Gorman
First African American Major League Baseball Player
Who is Jackie Robinson
First African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry
Who is Dr. Marie Maynard Daly
Supreme Court case that ruled segregation in public schools as unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Eductation
First Black person to serve as Vice President of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris
The youngest woman to achieve EGOT status
Who is Jennifer Hudson
First African American Woman in Congress
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Inventor of the first home security system
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown
City where College students began the Sit-in movement in 1960
What is Greensboro, N.C.
Lead Scientist at the National Institute of health who played a pivotal role in developing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Who is Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett
First rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music
Who is Kendrick Lamar
First African American Woman in Space
Who is Dr. Mae Jamison
NASA Scientist who invented the illusion transmitter, a precursor to 3D imaging technology
Who is Valerie Thomas
The exact date that President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is July 2, 1964
In 2020, this astronaut became the first Black astronaut to live and work on the International Space Station for a long-term mission
Who is Victor Glover
African American Director with the highest grossing film
Who is Ryan Coogler