Inventors
Inventor of the traffic light
A.Garrett Morgan
B.Booker T. Washington
C.Elijah McCoy
Escaped slavery with the help of safe houses
A.Henry "Box" Brown
B.Harriet Tubman
C.Maya Angelou
A Boxer and activist, received 3 heavyweight titles
A.Michael Jordan
B.Floyd Mayweather
C.Muhammad Ali
Important artist during the Harlem Renaissance era
A.Beyonce
B.William H. Johnson
C.Bobby Seale
The first African American president of the United States
A.Nelson Mandela
B.Barack Obama
C.George Washington Carver
Created a line of cosmetics & hair products for black women
A.Sarah Boone
B.Madam CJ Walker
C.Josephine Baker
Played a major role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
A.Harriet Tubman
B.Rosa Parks
C.Madam CJ Walker
Organized armed citizen patrols to stop police brutality
A.Fire Department
B.Black Panther Party
C.Harlem Renaissance
Believed to be the greatest player to ever touch a basketball
A.Tiger Woods
B.Serena Williams
C.Michael Jordan
Leader of the Civil Rights Movement
A.Jessie Jackson Jr.
B.Huey P. Newton
C.Martin Luther King Jr.
Inventor of potato chips
A.George Washington Carver
B.Oprah Winfrey
C.George Speck
The leader of the slave rebellion
A.Nat Turner
B.Robert Abbott
C.Garrett Morgan
Writer, poet and activist. Also worked closely with MLK & Malcolm X
A.Mary McLeod Bethune
B.Maya Angelou
C.Patricia Bath
The first African American woman to headline Coachella
A.Tina Turner
B.Beyonce
C.Whitney Houston
First African American lawyer to be appointed to the U.S Supreme Court
A.Thurgood Marshall
B.Roy Wilkins
C.James Baldwin
Inventor of the turn signals, safety braking systems & automatic gear shifts
A.George Speck
B.Richard Spikes
C.Lonnie Johnson
Who were the founders of the Black Panther Party?
A.Harriet Tubman & Nat Turner
B.Martin Luther King & Malcolm X
C.Huey P. Newton & Bobby Seale
Mailed himself to freedom in 1849
A.Jessie Jackson
B.Henry "Box" Brown
C.Nat Turner
A movement targeting intellectual, artistic & social aspects of African American culture
A.Harlem Renaissance
B. Civil Rights Movement
C.Black Panther Party
After leaving the Nation of Islam, he also became a leader in the civil rights movement
Inventor of the first home security system
A.Maya Angelou
B.Marie Ban Brittan Brown
C.Harriet Tubman
Who is the founder of the rainbow PUSH coalition
A.Fred Hampton
B.Jessie Jackson
C.Huey P. Newton
Performed the calculations that allowed humans to travel to space
A.Josephine Baker
B.Rosa Parks
C.Katherine Johnson
African American entertainer, spy & civil rights activist
A.Josephine Baker
B.Mary McLeod Bethune
C.Michelle Obama
Who was the first African American president of South Africa
A.Barack Obama
B.Nelson Mandela
C.Booker T. Washington