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100

This famous Civil Rights activist delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963.


Who is Martin Luther King Jr?

100

He was the first African American President for the U.S.

Who is Barack Obama?

100

This legendary African American singer is known as the "King of Pop"

Who is Michael Jackson?

100

He invented the first successful peanut-based products and developed over 300 uses for peanuts.

Who is George Washington Carver?

100

He was the first African American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball (MLB)

Who is Jackie Robinson?

200

This was the first African American to refuse to give up their seat, before Rosa Parks.

Claudette Colvin

200

She lead enslaved people through a Underground Railroad in 1849.


Who is Harriet Tubman?

200

This African American musician created the song "Tutti Frutti" in 1955.

Who is Little Richard?

200

He was the first African American that created 3-way traffic lights.

Who is Garrett Morgan?

200

He is the famous African American boxer known for his skill in the ring and his powerful social activism

Who is Muhammad Ali?

300

This was an abolitionist, orator, and writer who fought for the freedom of enslaved people.

Who is Frederick Douglass?

300

This African American woman became an author and poet. She created the poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

Who is Maya Angelou?

300

She was the first African American woman to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

Who is Whitney Houston?

300

This African American inventor created the first successful electric light bulb filament

Who is Lewis Latimer?

300

He was the first African American to win the Masters Tournament in golf in 1997

Who is Tiger Woods?

400

His autobiography was titled "By Any Means Necessary"


 Who is Malcolm X?

400

He was the first African American pilot to help the United States fly to victory.

Who is Benjamin O. Davis?

400

This African American female artist was part of the "Fugees"

Who is Lauryn Hill?

400

This was the first emergency medical service in the US (est. 1967) staffed by paramedics with training beyond basic life support.

Who was the Freedom House Ambulance Service?

400

He was fastest man in the 1936 Olympics & won the most medals until his record was passed by Carl Lewis in 1984.

Who is Jesse Owens?

500

This is the first self-made millionaire African American entrepreneur.

Who is Madam C.J. Walker?

500

This woman served the United States House of Representatives for seven terms.

Who is Shirley Chrisholm?

500

They were the first African American musicians to win a Grammy in 1949?

Who are Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie?

500

This African American woman invented the home security system, forever improving safety in households.

Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?

500

He was the first African American in the NBA

Who is Earl Lloyd?

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