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This man was the heavyweight champion of the world for 11 years straight, you can give his real name or his nickname...
Who is the "Brown Bomber" or Joe Lewis
Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
Maya Angelou
This man was the first black federal judge?
Who is William Hastie
Who created one of the first rotary-blade lawn mowers?
Who is J.A. Burr
This crop still grows wild in Caffa, Ethiopia where it was originally used and gets it name from.
What is Coffee?
Which Rap artist's real name is Nayvadius Wilburn?
Future
When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
1926
This man filled in the seat of Thurgood Marshall in the US Supreme Court
Who is Clarence Thomas
This man was really into nuts, however he was by far not crazy, in fact he was a genius...
What is George Washington Carver
This is Africa's oldest republic and it was settled by freed slaves.
What is Liberia?
As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes…
Ballet and poetry
When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?
December 1955
Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
U.S. Senator
Who invented the three position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?
Garrett Morgan
She won the French Legion of Honor Award for entertaining WWII allies, maybe she did it in a banana costume...but maybe not
Who is Josephine Baker
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
Lauryn Hill
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Gerald Ford
First African-American woman elected to the Senate.
Carol Moseley Braun, a Democrat from Illinois.
Sarah Boone invented this...it may let you make that collar crisp enough to pop.
What is the ironing board?
Nelson Mandela was the head of this predominately black South African political party.
What is the ANC (African National Congress)
In 1939, she was not able to perform at Constitution Hall because of a “white performers only” policy but first lady Eleanor Roosevelt protested and the singer eventually performed at Lincoln Memorial.
Marian Anderson
When was The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People organization formed?
Feb. 12, 1909
First African-American congressman from a major political party to run for president.
Shirley Chisholm
In the early 1880s, he received patents for several inventions surrounding the light bulb and electric lamps. His most famous patent was the “Process of Manufacturing Carbons,” which was an improved production method for carbon filaments used in light bulbs.
Lewis Latimer
Probably important in New Haven, this man lead the revolt in 1839 on the ship the Amistad...
Who is Joseph Cinque?