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She published "Poems on Various Subjects" in 1773
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
100
This person invented the fire extinguisher
Who is J.T. Marshall?
100
A former slave, she became an outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women’s rights in the nineteenth century. Her Civil War work earned her an invitation to meet President Abraham Lincoln in 1864. She was known as outstanding public speaker, despite being illiterate
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Truth was born into slavery but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man.
100
James Forma wrote what document that demanded $500 million to be collected from white churches and synagogues for payment of injustices suffered by African Americans
What is the Black Manifesto?
100
The college from which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. graduated
What is Morehouse College?
200
He wrote the song, "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"
Who is James Brown?
James Brown, also known as the "Godfather of Soul," released the iconic song, "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud." It was released in August 1968, just four months after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
200
He launched a campaign in 1947 to open membership to Blacks through the American Medical Association
Who is Nathan S. Davis?
An 1845 resolution to the New York Medical Association by Dr. Nathan S. Davis, calling for a national medical convention, led to the establishment of the American Medical Association (AMA) in 1847.
200
In the Civil War, she guided the raid at Combahee Ferry, which liberated more than 700 enslaved people. She was also nicknamed "Moses"
Who is Harriet Tubman?
200
He, and other NAACP lawyers, argued the case of Brown vs The Board of Education of Topeka and won
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Who is Thurgood Marshall?
200
In which state did nine students work to desegregate Central High School
What is Arkansas (Little Rock)?
The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine black students who enrolled at formerly all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in September 1957. Their attendance at the school was a test of Brown v. Board of Education, a landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
300
This group was comprised of Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson
Who are The Supremes?
300
He developed a drug used to treat glaucoma
Who is Dr. Percy Julian?
300
He was the founder and the president of the Tuskegee Institute
Who is Booker T. Washington?
300
Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey, and Nat Turner helped plan and lead these three events
What are Slave Revolts?
300
On February 25, 1837, this University in Pennsylvania became the nation's first Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
What is Cheyney University?
400
The record company that Sean "Diddy" Combs created in 1993
What is Bad Boy Records/Entertainment?
400
He developed a mathematical formula to calculate weather and astronomical events
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
400
He was a Jamaican-born Black nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement, which sought to unify and connect people of African descent worldwide.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
400
Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to ...
What is the House of Representatives?
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties (1972). Her motto and title of her autobiography—Unbought and Unbossed—illustrates her outspoken advocacy for women and minorities during her seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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He was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966.
Who is John C. Lewis?
In 1965, Lewis led the first of three Selma marches. In an incident which became known as Bloody Sunday, state troopers and police attacked the marchers, including Lewis.
500
The Roaring Twenties introduced an unprecedented outpouring of black art, literature, and music. What was this period known as?
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
500
The first African American woman to fly in space and she holds a B.S. in chemical engineering
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Who is Mae Jemison?
500
He was an American historian, author, journalist, and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. He was responsible for starting Black History Week.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
He was one of the first scholars to study the history of the African diaspora, including African-American history.
500
The Freedom Riders of the early 1960s, organized by this group, rode through the South seeking integration of the bus, rail, and airport terminals
What is Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)?
500
What amendment of the Constitution abolished slavery as an institution in the U.S.
What is the 13th amendment?