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Who was an American civil rights activist and the wife of 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is Coretta Scott King
100
Who was the first African American major league baseball player?
Who is Jackie Robinson
100
Known as the "Queen of Soul"
Who is Aretha Franklin
100
Refused to give up her seat to a white passenger.
Who is Rosa Parks
200
American football wide receiver _________ was born in Alabama in 1973. He was a standout high school athlete who went on to play football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In the 1996 NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers selected him in the third round. In his pro career, he has matched his Hall of Fame numbers with an ego that has forced his release from several teams.
Who is Terrell Owens
200
1st black heavyweight boxing champion
Who is Jack Johnson
200
Amendment that allowed African Americans the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment
300
She was born October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama. On June 4, 1987, she became the first African-American woman to be admitted into the astronaut training program. On September 12, 1992, she finally flew into space with six other astronauts aboard the Endeavour on mission STS47, becoming the first African-American woman in space.
Who is Mae C. Jemison
300
Who enraged Adolf Hitler by winning 4 gold metals at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin
Who is Jesse Owens
300
Who is famous for saying, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit!"
Who is Johnny Cochraine
300
Where was Malcolm X killed?
Where was Audubon Ballroom,Manhattan
400
Born October 19, 1962, _________ won the bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics before going pro. He became a world heavyweight champion when he defeated James "Buster" Douglas in 1990. He lost the title to Riddick Bowe in 1992, but won it back a year later, in a rematch with Bowe. In 1994, however, he again lost the title, when Michael Moorer defeated him. He attracted a lot of attention in 2005, when he performed on the hit show Dancing with the Stars.
Who is Evander Holyfield
400
1st African American quarterback
Who was Willie Thrower
400
She was the first African American female lawyer in Washington D.C.
What is Mabel Hayden
500
Born on March 11, 1926, in Linden, Alabama, ________ was a Baptist minister who, with Martin Luther King Jr., organized the historical Montgomery bus boycotts. He co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was a major civil rights figure, serving as close adviser to King and later assuming SCLC presidency. Later returning to the ministry, he died on April 17, 1990, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Birmingham Airport is named after him.
Who is Ralph Abernathy
500
Was the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961.
Who was Ernie Davis
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