Inventions/Inventors
This man was really into nuts, however he was by far not crazy, in fact he was a genius...
Who is George Washington Carver?
This man was the first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This man filled in the seat of Thurgood Marshall in the US Supreme Court.
Who is Clarence Thomas?
"No, no, no"--this originally four member group did eventually dwindle, not all of them were "Survivors", however the remaining were some "Independent Women".
What is Destiny's Child?
This man is credited with blood storage techniques to better blood banks, however, no amount of blood could have saved his life.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
State where the first abolitionist organization formed, (maybe they do really have some brotherly love within them).
What is Pennsylvania?
Barack Obama was not the first African American to run for president, in fact, it was this first black woman to serve on Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This person has a royal stage name, but was born with the name Dana Owens.
Who is Queen Latifah?
This "New Negro" was the first black Rhodes Scholar.
Who is Alain Locke?
This Hartford native, who was famous for her big hats, was the first African-American woman to be elected mayor of a major city in New England, in 1987.
Who is Carrie Saxon Perry?
Quadruple Platinum...who even knew that existed? Well, in 1989 this dance album by a Jackson hit it big!
What is "Rhythm Nation"?
She was a spy for the French Resistance and she won the French Legion of Honor Award for entertaining WWII allies, maybe she did it in a banana costume...but probably not.
Who is Josephine Baker?
My goodness when it is cold outside--I may be compelled to say this man's last name, but i know that I definitely don't want to go outside and use what he invented, the lawn mower.
Who is J.A. Burr?
South Carolinians elected this black man to the House of Representatives making him the first directly elected black member of Congress.
Who is Joseph Rainey?
In September 2004 she made history on TV by giving a brand new car to each member of her audience.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Probably important in New Haven, this man lead the revolt in 1839 on the ship the Amistad...
Who is Joseph Cinque?
Sarah Boone invented this...it may let you make that collar crisp enough to pop.
What is the ironing board?
Prince Hall organized African Lodge #459, this was the first lodge of this type.
What is a Masonic lodge?
This man did oodles, or something like that, of work with the UN nations and the biggest work of his career was on a project regarding Arab and Jewish relations in Palestine... he never forgot his roots though and always returned to education. First African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950.
Who is Ralph Bunche?
Harlem had one of these literary & cultural rebirths in the '20s & '30s.
What is a Renaissance?
This anti-apartheid leader who was jailed 27 years for his activism and in 1994 became President of South Africa, regularly recited the poem "Invictus" during his imprisonment.
Who is Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela? Or
Who is Madiba?