He was the first African-American Secretary of State
Who is General Colin Powell?
200
In 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling declared that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional
What is Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka?
200
This man started the "Back to Africa" movement
Who is Marcus Garvey?
200
He was the third African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Who is Barack Obama?
200
He performed the World's first open heart surgery
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
200
Thurgood Marshall was first black Associated Justice appointed to the Supreme Court by this president
Who is Lyndon Johnson?
300
This granted citizenship to blacks on July 28, 1868
What is the 14th Amendments?
300
This city was nicknamed "Bombing-ham"
What is Birmingham, Alabama?
300
Xavier University, the first and only Black Catholic College in the United States, opened September 27, 1915 in this city
What is New Orleans, Louisiana?
300
He was the first to separate Siamese twins
Who is Dr. Ben Carson?
300
A famous boxing promoter, who promoted fights for Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and George Forman
Who is Don King?
400
This case ruled that any person descended from Africans, whether slave or free, is not a citizen of the United States, according to the Constitution.
What is the Dred Scott decision?
400
Medgar Evers, Civil Rights activist and the NAACP’s first field secretary was from what city and state
What is Jackson, Mississippi?
400
The first black airman school (U.S. Army) was dedicated in this city
What is Tuskegee, Alabama
400
He invented a lubricator for steam engines
Who is Elijah McCoy?
400
Carol Mosley Braun became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate, in this state
What is Illinois?
500
These laws prevented many blacks in the South from having public communication with whites
What are the Jim Crow Laws?
500
Rosa L. Parks refuse to give up her bus seat to a white person and was subsequently arrested, inspiring the Montgomery Bus Boycott on this date and year
What is December 1, 1955
500
A fifty-cent coin was introduced in 1946 that honored famous Black American