Became the first Black student to successfully enroll at the University of Mississippi. Mississippians rioted in response causing President Kennedy to send 5,000 troops to restore the peace.
Who is James Meredith.
100
Accomplishments included a conditioning treatment for straightening hair and a cosmetics line that led her to become the first African American millionaire.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker.
100
Wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing", the Black National Anthem.
Who is James Weldon Johnson.
100
Created the world's first three way stop sign. He also invented the gas mask.
Who is Garrett A. Morgan.
100
In 2000 and 2001, she won back to back women's single tennis titles at Wimbledon.
Who is Venus Williams.
200
Passed by Congress in 1964 and was considered the most important piece of civil rights legislation since the Civil War Rights of 1875. The bill was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
What is The Civil Rights Act.
200
Magazines(2) created by this person.
What are Ebony and Jet by John H. Johnson.
200
Won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel "Roots".
Who is Alex Haley.
200
In 1939, he received a patent for a machine that dispensed movie tickets and change.
Who is Frederick M. Jones.
200
The first African American head coach to win the Super Bowl when the Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI in 2007.
Who is Tony Dungy.
300
The first African American students (2) to attend the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963 when President Kennedy ordered the National Guard to ensure their enrollment.
Who are Vivian Malone and James Hood.
300
Became the first Black member of the New York Stock Exchange in 1970.
Who is Joseph H. Searles III.
300
The first African American to have a starring role in a continuing dramatic series on television.
Who is Bill Cosby.
300
Invented the first airborne radar beacon for locating crashed aircrafts.
Who is O.S. Williams.
300
The first African American manager of the Cleveland Indians baseball team in 1974.
Who is Frank Robinson.
400
The 19th Century abolitionist who fought to end segregation on the streetcars of Philadelphia.
Who is William Still.
400
Famous fashion designers (3).
Who are Willie Smith, Perry Ellis and Stephen Burrows.
400
A famous film director.
Who is Spike Lee.
400
Invented the revolutionary engine lubricator for steam engines.
Who is Elijah McCoy.
400
The first African American coach in the NBA.
Who is Bill Russell.
500
In 1965, he led a five day march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to protest unfair voting.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
500
The first Black CEO of American Express Company.
Who is Kenneth Chenault.
500
Honored by the NAACP with seven image awards for her contributions to the visual arts.
Who is Cicely Tyson.
500
Inventor of the automatic air brakes for trains.
Who is Granville T. Woods.
500
Won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics making him the greatest track and field athlete of all time.