This man was really into nuts, however he was by far not crazy, in fact he was a genius...
What is George Washington Carver
100
This man was the first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
100
This man filled in the seat of Thurgood Marshall in the US Supreme Court
Who is Clarence Thomas?
100
This author won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.Her book, The Color Purple, was later adapted into a film and musical of the same name.
Who is Alice Walker?
100
She was forced to travel a significant distance to elementary school due to racial segregation, her father was one of the plaintiffs in the case of Brown v. Board of Education.
Who is Linda Brown?
200
This man is credited with blood storage techniques to better blood banks, however, no amount of blood could have saved his life.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
200
In what state was the first abolitionist organization formed, maybe they do really have some brotherly love within them
What is Pennsylvania?
200
She was a congresswoman from 1972 to 1978—the first African-American congresswoman to come from the deep South and the first woman ever elected to the Texas Senate (1966).
Who is Barbara Jordan?
200
This person has a royal stage name, but was born with the name Dana Owens.
Who is Queen Latifah?
200
This president signed an executive order creating the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.
Who is President Obama?
300
In the Stevie Wonder song "Black Man," the Motown marvel sings of this farmer, mathematician, astronomer, author and land surveyor: "first clock to be made in America was created by a black man."
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
300
On June 30, 2015, this balerina became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history.
Who is Misty Copeland
300
This case reversed Plessy v. Ferguson "separate but equal" ruling, which stated that "Segregation in public education is a denial of the equal protection of the laws."
What is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)?
300
Quadruple Platinum...who even knew that existed. Well in 1989 this dance album by Miss Jackson hit it big.
What is Rhythm Nation?
300
Founded by Sophia B. Packard and Harriet E. Giles, this was the first college for black women in the U.S.
What is Spelman College?
400
My goodness when it is cold outside--I may be compelled to say this mans last name, but i know that I definitely don't want to go outside and use what he invented, the lawn mower.
Who is J.A. Burr?
400
This lady became the first Black Poet Laureate of the United States in 1995.
Who is Rita Dove?
400
This decision in 1967 ruled that the prohibition on interracial marriage was unconstitutional. Sixteen states that still banned interracial marriage at the time were forced to revise their laws
What is What is Loving v. Virginia?
400
In 1959 this actress was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Porgy and Bess. She also became the first black woman to be featured on the cover of Life Magazine.
Who is Dorothy Dandridge?
400
This president sent federal troops to ensure integration of the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. The Little Rock Nine were the first black students to attend the school.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
500
Sarah Boone invented this...it may let you make that collar crisp enough to pop.
What is the ironing board?
500
She was the first woman in the USA to become a local bank president.
Who is Maggie Lena Walker?
500
This man did oodles, or something like that, of work with the UN nations and the biggest work of his career was on a project regarding Arab and Jewish relations in Palestine... he never forgot his roots though and always returned to education.
Who is Ralph Bunche?
500
He was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States' most popular big bands from the start of the 1930s to the late 1940s. He was strongly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City, where he was a regular performer.
Who is Cabell "Cab" Calloway?
500
This man dedicated his life to education as a means of obtaining equality. In 1881, he founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, and the National Negro Business League.