He founded the Johnson Publishing Company in Chicago in 1945.
Who is John H. Johnson?
100
Garland H Brooks, a Hopkinsville native Nd Howard University graduate worked in this profession.
What is a pharmacist?
100
This US President ended segregation in the US Armed Forces by issuing an Executive Order.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
100
It was the longest, continuously running, first run syndicated television program until at least 2016.
What is Soul Train?
200
She sparked the "Montgomery Bus Boycott"
Who is Rosa Parks?
200
He was the first Black American to have a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
Who is Joseph L. Searles?
200
He designed homes for celebrities such as Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra.
Who is Paul Williams?
200
He was responsible for securing equal rights for Black troops during the Civil War.
Who is George T. Downing?
200
In 1989, this gospel quartet that once featured Sam Cooke, was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, and Otis Redding.
Who are the Soul Stirrers?
300
This city was the first southern city to integrate all of their public facilities.
What is San Antonio, Texas?
300
Iman, Beverly Johnson, and Naomi Sims have this occupation in common.
What is modeling?
300
He developed the first airborne radar system that was used for locating downed aircraft.
Who is Ozzie Williams?
300
He was born in Paduchah, KY and was the first African American to receive a regular commission in the US Marine Corps in 1948.
Who is John E. Rudder?
300
Marilyn McCoo hosted this music and dance television show.
What is Solid Gold?
400
She was the first African American woman to be admitted to the Kentucky Bar.
Who is Sally J. Seals White?
400
The name of the first magazine published by John H. Johnson.
What is the Negro Digest?
400
Matthew Henson was with the first expedition to reach this destination.
Where is the North Pole?
400
She was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the third highest honor awarded by the US Navy at the time, for bravery shown during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Who is Doris Miller?
400
They created the Funk music style and was induced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
Who are Sly and the Family Stone?
500
He started the first African American church in Vermont.
Who is Rodney S. Patterson?
500
This former slave founded Baltimore's newspaper, the Afro American.
Who is John H. Murphy?
500
He patented the envelope seal in 1897.
Who is R.W. Leslie?
500
This Black American sailor won the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Civil War Battle, the Battle of Mobile Bay at Fort Gaines.