Business
Between what years are considered the golden age of African American entrepreneurship
1900-1930
In 1957 this man lead the NFL in rushing yards
Jim Brown
In 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at this Washington, DC location
The Lincoln Memorial
This famous African American sociologist made this famous quote “The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.”
W.E.B. Du Bois
This self made millionaire invented a cream to help hair grow back.
Madam C.J. Walker
He was the first African American to appear on Forbes Top 400 in 1982
John Johnson
Boxer Joe Louis was also known by this nickname
Brown Bomber
Rosa Parks's refusal to sit at the back of the bus sparked a city wide boycott in this US city
Montgomery, Alabama
Coretta Scott King said ___ was too great of a burden to bear
Hate
George Washington Carver discovered over 300 uses for this
The Peanut
In this US City the first African American owned McDonald's was opened in 1982
Chicago
Who was the first African American to win baseball's Most Valuable Player award?
Jackie Robinson
This Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Frederick Douglas said "if there is no __, there is no progress"
Struggle
This African American inventor invented the gas mask and the traffic light
Garrett A. Morgan
She is known as the first African American woman millionaire
Madam C.J. Walker
This song is the theme song for the Harlem Globetrotters
Sweet Georgia Brown
What Constitutional amendment made slavery illegal?
13th
This famous civil rights leader said this famous quote “The time is always right to do what is right.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
After accidently slicing potatoes too thin, he created the potato chip.
George Crum
In 1869 Isaac Myers created this created this African American Labor Union
Colored National Labor Union
Who was the first professional Black golfer to reach one million dollars in earnings?
Lee Elder
Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law in this year
1964
Finish this famous quote by actor Morgan Freeman “I don’t want a Black History Month. Black history is _____.”
American History
He was held in such high regard, his inventions were called "the Real McCoy."
Elijah McCoy