This poet wrote: I, Too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes, but I laugh. and eat well. and grow strong.
Who is Langston Hughes
100
Which African American inventor was responsible for creating the traffic signal and gas mask?
Who is Garrett Morgan
100
In 1926, he launched Negro History Week as an initiative to bring national attention to the contributions of Black people throughout American History.
Who is Carter G. Woodson
100
This African-American woman led hundreds to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman.
100
The First HBCU owned and operated by African-Americans.
What is Wilberforce University.
200
This Poet wrote: "I know why the caged bird sings."
Who is Maya Angelou
200
This African-American pioneered research for the processing of blood for transfusions?
Who is Charles Drew
200
In September 1862, Lincoln wrote this declaration, "Freeing all slaves in areas that were still in rebellion against the Union."
What is the Emancipation Proclamation.
200
Journalist, suffragist, and one of the Founders of the NAACP.
Who is Ida B. Wells.
200
This HBCU is ranked number one in graduating PhD recipients.
What is Howard University.
300
This composer wrote "Lift every voice and sing."
Who is James Weldon Johnson
300
This inventor made the light bulb more practical and contributed to the invention of the first telephone.
Who is Lewis Latimer
300
On April 15, 1947, this pioneer made his debut at Ebbetts Field and became the first Black in the Major Leagues.
Who is Jackie Robinson.
300
This woman sang "Strange Fruit", against the inhumanity of racism and lynching.
Who is Billie Holiday.
300
This fraternity was the first to be created at an HBCU. (Howard University)
What is Omega Psi Phi.
400
This poet wrote "We wear the mask."
Who is Paul Lawrence Dunbar
400
Known as "The human computer", this woman was known for calculating the trajectories for many NASA missions.
Who is Katherine Johnson
400
In August 1955, this 14-year-old reportedly whistled at a White shop owner's wife.
Who is Emmett Till.
400
Self-made millionaire known for her hair products and generosity.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker
400
Aside from Howard University, this HBCU offered high percentages of degrees for medicine and dentistry.
What is Meharry Medical College.
500
The first published African-American female poetress.
Who is Phyllis Wheatley
500
This famous inventor has his tombstone read, "He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world."
Who is George Washington Carver
500
In June 1905, this group led by the prominent Black educator W.E.B. Du Bois met at Niagara Falls, Canada, sparking a new political protest movement to demand Civil Rights.
What is the Founding of the NAACP.
500
The first woman of African-American descent, and the first of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot license.
Who is Bessie Coleman.
500
W. E. B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, as well as Ida B. Wells each attended which HBCU?