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An American Baptist minister and activist that became the face of the civil rights movement. He was assassinated in 1968.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
While given credit for inventing peanut butter (mistakenly) this Agricultural scientist was responsible for creating over 500 new products made from peanuts and sweet potatoes, including cooking oils, paint, and soap.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Who is known as the King of Pop and Married the daughter of the King of Rock and Roll. Who was this great musician?
Who is Michael Joseph Jackson?
Right after the Civil War, this occupation was one of the few jobs open to men of color who wanted to not serve as elevator operators or delivery boys.
Cowboy
Barack Obama
Known as the "Moses of her people," was enslaved, escaped, and use the remainder of her life helping others. Most call her the conductor of the underground railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
A chef who accidentally created potato chip.
Who is George Crum?
Mother Patricia and father Alfred had this little girl with a 5-octave voice range and is also been referred to as the "Queen of Christmas"
Who is Mariah Carey?
Black Cowboys in the American West accounted for what percentage of workers in the range-cattle industry?
She is the first African-American and Asian-American Vice-President in American History.
Kamala Harris
This team of black women are known for their advancements in mathematical skills (before computers) that pushed NASA to their next level. Their story became a movie in 2017.
What is Hidden Figures?
Developed the automatic refrigeration equipment used in long-haul trucks transporting perishables in the late 1940.
Who is Frederick McKinley Jones?
In 1958, this iconic black artist was the first to win a Grammy.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
These soldiers were African American soldiers who mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War in 1866.
Buffalo Soldiers
This black musical artist's song became the longest-running number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100 (19 weeks at 1st place).
Lil Nas X
An American surgeon and medical researcher in the field of blood transfusions and storage. He applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II saving thousands of lives of the Allied forces.
(Bonus 100pts: How did this person die?)
Charles Richard Drew
With only a sixth-grade education, he invented the Gas Mask and the three-color traffic signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
Known as the Queen of Soul.
Who is Aretha Louise Franklin?
He invented the rodeo sport of bulldogging, now known as steer wrestling, and entertained millions of people around the world with his riding and roping skills.
Bill Picket
This influential black figure argued that if the U.S. government was unwilling/unable to protect black people, black people should protect themselves "by whatever means necessary".
Malcolm X
What does the “One Drop” rule stand for?
A 1662 Virginia law on a Louisiana court ruled that a woman with a black great-great-great-great-grandmother could not identify herself as “white” on her passport.
She invented the Ironing Board and was the first African American Woman to receive a US Patent.
Who is Sarah Boone?
This black artist has won 24 Grammys and has 9 nominations for this year's Grammys. If this person wins 8 of these Grammys, they will have the most Grammys in history. PERIOD.
Who is Beyoncé?
He was the first Black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River. Born into slavery, he gained his freedom during the Civil War. He apprehended over 3,000 criminals and spoke multiple Native American Languages.
Bass Reeves
The first African-American ever elected to the U.S. Senate. He represented the state of Mississippi from February 1870 - March 1871.
Hiram Rhodes Revels