Governing the 'Tics
President Barack Obama was elected to the _______________ in 2004.
U.S. Senate
A famous Black scientist who revolutionized farming in the South with his combinations and new uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes.
George Washington Carver
Which team did Jackie Robinson play for in the MLB?
Brooklyn Dodgers
I am called the Queen of Soul.
Aretha Franklin
I am the first African-American justice on the United States Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall
He was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to succeed Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Clarence Thomas
Originally a Blues Musician but changed to Gospel. The writer of "Take My Hand, Precious Lord".
Thomas Andrew Dorsey
As a track and field athlete, I was the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the long jump.
Jackie Joyner-Kersey
I was a writer who pioneered an innovative form of verse called jazz poetry.
Langston Hughes
I was the first doctor to successfully operate on a human heart.
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
In what year did President Abraham Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation?
1863
I am the inventor who made the first gas mask. I also improved the traffic signal.
Garrett Morgan
A heavyweight boxing champion known as the "Brown Bomber".
Joe Louis Barrow
One of the most popular and influential performers in the history of American music. Some popular hits "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud".
James Brown
I am the first African-American woman to become an astronaut.
Mae C. Jemison
Which 1964 act declared that people must be treated fairly; no matter the color of their skin?
Civil Rights
I help discover the North Pole in 1909 with Commander Robert Peary.
Matthew Henson
I am a tennis champion. I was the first African American to win at Wimbledon, the biggest tennis competition in the world.
Althea Gibson
I am a singer-songwriter with hit songs including "Superstition" and Signed, Sealed, and Delivered."
Stevie Wonder
I am the first African American woman millionaire. I invented hair straightening products that made her world famous.
Madam C.J. Walker
Who is known as the "The Great Emancipator"?
President Abraham Lincoln
I am known as "The Black Thomas Edison" because I invented so many things. My most famous inventions improved electric trains.
Granville T. Woods
A Track Star! I won four Gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Germany.
Jesse Owens
I am known as "The Father of Black History". I've written 20 books and many articles about African Americans and their accomplishments.
Carter G. Woodson
The first African American female Secretary of State.
Condoleezza Rice