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Who was the first Black golfer to win the Masters Golf Tournament?
Who is Tiger Woods
This agricultural scientist who promoted methods to prevent soil depletion, has been mistakenly credited with the invention of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver
This word was featured prominently on the poster that came to represent Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.
What is hope
This singer has the best selling single of all time for a female solo artist with her cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You."
Who is Whitney Houston
This defense attorney was the 69th Mayor of Rochester, NY from 2014 to 2021.
Who is Lovely Warren
This wide receiver and local celebrity was number 80 on the Syracuse Orange in 2004.
Who is Andre Fontenette
In 1992, this event took place in the aftermath of the acquittal of Soon Ja Du for the killing of Latasha Harlings and the acquittal of the police officers in the beating of Rodney King.
What is the LA Riots
Maxine Waters has been a Congresswoman representing this west coast state since 2013.
What is California.
The Bluest Eye, published in 1970, was the first novel by this American author.
Who is Toni Morrison
This civil rights attorney was best known for being a member of the "Dream Team" in the 1995 OJ Simpson trial for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, famously stating "if it doesn't fit, you must acquit."
Who is Johnnie Cochran
This Black woman is the most decorated gymnast in history.
Who is Simone Biles
The National Civil Rights Museum is now located here where Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tenneesee.
What is the Lorraine Motel
W.E.B. Dubois helped form this civil rights organization in 1909.
What is the NAACP
In 2002, this American actress and former model became the first Black woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Monster's Ball. She is the only Black woman in history to ever win this award.
Who is Halle Berry
President Lyndon B Johnson nominated this man as the first Black Justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall
In 1960-61, he became the first player in the NBA to score 3,000 points in a season. A feat later achieved by Michael Jordan in 1987.
Who is Wilt Chamberlain
Sarah Boone was a 19th century dressmaker who invented the modern version of this tool to aid in her work.
This American rapper and actor was born in 1971 to his mother Afeni, a member of the Black Panther Party.
Who is Tupac Shakur
This landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
Enshrined in a mural titled "I AM SPEAKING" at 55 State street in Rochester, NY, this US Congressman and civil rights activist was awarded the Medal of Freedom by Obama in 2011.
Who is John Lewis