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An American educator, author, and advisor to multiple U.S. presidents.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
100
This African American inventor developed a smoke hood in 1916 to rescue several men trapped by an explosion in tunnels under Lake Erie.
Who is Garrett Augustus Morgan?
100
This African American was the first to obtain a license to practice veterinary medicine did so in 1949.
Who is Alfreda Johnson Webb?
100
The first African American woman to serve as a United States Senator.
Who is Carol Moseley Braun?
100
This African American athlete was a Hall of Fame tennis player, humanitarian, and activist.
Who is Arthur Ashe Jr.?
200
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A Black explorer who accompanied Admiral Robert E. Peary on the first successful expedition to the North Pole in 1909.
Who is Matthew Henson?
200
The African American inventor who developed the door lock.
Who is A.W. Martin?
200
The first Black student enrolled at the University of Alabama in February 1956.
Who is Autherine Lucy?
200
The first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
200
This African American creative was A Hall of Fame choreographer and activist born in Rogers, Texas.
Who is Alvin Ailey Jr.?
300
A Black man who was arrested for entering a railroad took his case to the Supreme Court, resulting in the doctrine of "separate but equal."
Who is Adolph Plessey?
300
He is recognized as a significant African American inventor whose contributions improved daily life in the late 19th century.
Who is M.C. Harney?
300
In 1954, this African American scholar was the leader of the all-black debate team at Texas Southern University.
Who is Barbara Jordan?
300
Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of this educational institution.
What is Tuskegee Institute?
300
This African American scholar was the first to earn a PhD from Columbia University.
Who is Kenneth B. Clark?
400
In a 22-hour operation in 1984, he was the African American surgeon who successfully separated twins born conjoined at the head.
Who is Dr. Benjamin Carson Sr.?
400
This African American trailblazer was a journalist, educator, leader in the civil rights movement, and founder of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).
Who is Ida B. Wells?
400
This African American scholar was the second black woman to graduate from medical school.
Who is Rebecca Cole?
400
An American abolitionist of New York Dutch heritage and a women's rights activist.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
400
This African American icon was a dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist.
Who is Lena Mary Calhoun Horne?
500
This African American visionary organized the first Negro History Week.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
500
Her innovation replaced inefficient wood/coal fireplaces, allowing for safer, more efficient, and zoned heating, a concept still used in smart home technology today
Who is Alice Parker?
500
She worked as a professor and director of institutional advancement at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn.
Who is Betty Shabaaz or Betty X?
500
She trained nearly 23,000 African American "hair culturists" (sales agents) and used her business to teach financial independence.
Who is Madame CJ walker?
500
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A leader in the NAACP and a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, this author and civil rights activist is best known for writing the lyrics to "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the Black National Anthem.
Who is James Weldon Johnson?