1st African American man to be elected President of the United States
Who is Barack Obama
100
This landmark case determined that separate can not be equal and ordered the integration of public education facilities
What is Brown Vs. The Board of Education
100
This university is known for its outstanding marching band affectionately known as the Marching 100. They got that name not from how many people are in the band but how many marching steps they can take in one minute
What is Florida A&M University
100
The Cotton Gin
Who is Eli Whitney
100
She is the first woman of color to receive an Academy Award for a leading female role in a movie
Who is Halle Berry
200
First African American to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.
Who is Vonetta Flowers
200
This Ammendment to the Constitution of the United States of America abolished slavery
What is the 13th Ammendment
200
Oprah Winfrey attended this school
What is Tennessee State University
200
She developed hair and beauty products that targeted African American women. She is known as the first black female self made millionaire
Who is Madame CJ Walker
200
She was a women's rights activist and abolitionist. She is well known for her speech "Ain't I a woman"
Who Sojourner Truth
300
The first and only black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open
Who is Arthur Ashe
300
This legislation outlawed major forms of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, and religious affiliation
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
300
This university located in Washington, D.C. is affectionately called "The Mecca" of HBCUs
What is Howard University
300
Created over 400 usages for peanuts and developed crop rotation methods to help improve agriculture
Who is George Washington Carer
300
She is the first woman of color in gymnastics to win an Olympic gold medal in the individual all around championship
Who is Gabrielle Douglass
400
The first African American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall
400
This legislation allowed slave owners to retrieve slaves that had runaway into free states
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
400
This HBCU located in North Carolina is the first HBCU to play in a Division II National Championship game in football. Just ask Miss Butler.
What is Winston-Salem State University
400
The first black woman to be granted a U.S. Patent
What is Sarah Goode
400
She won the Pulitzer prize for poetry in 1950
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks
500
He was killed in the Boston Massacre and is considered to be one of the first persons to die in the Revolutionary War
Who is Crispus Attucks
500
This Ammendment to the United States Constitution prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote.
What is the 15th Ammendment
500
The Bayou Classic is an annual football game held the weekend after Thanksgiving in New Orleans featuring these 2 universities
What is Grambling and Southern
500
The first African American woman to hold a patent for a medical purpose.
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath
500
She played an unforgettable role in The Color Purple as Sofia