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The first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell
65th SoS 2001-2005 under George W Bush
This person said: "I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger"
Who is Harriet Tubman
Referencing the Underground Railroad
This Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated
What is Brown v. Board of Education
1954 Supreme Court ruling that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional
This Civil Rights Activist was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity
Who is Malcolm X
Movements & teachings such as the Black Power Movement, the Black Arts Movement, & the widespread slogan "Black is beautiful" can be traced back to Malcolm X.
He was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
Currently tied for first in number of PGA Tour wins at 82
The first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp
Who is Booker T. Washington
Commemorative stamp in 1940
This person said: "The time is always right to do what is right"
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
1965 Commencement Address at Oberlin College
This is the university that former First Lady Michelle Obama graduated from
What is Princeton
Majored in Sociology & African American Studies
This is the year that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was established
What is 1909
Formed after the Race Riot in Springfield IL; Incorporated in 1911
Taraji P. Henson played Katherine G. Johnson, known for her calculations that helped NASA's space program, in this movie
What is Hidden Figures
Katherine G Johnson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 by President Obama
The first African American world heavyweight boxing Champion
Who is Jack Johnson
Nickname "Galveston Giant", champ 1908-1915
This quote comes from one of her poems: "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."
Who is Maya Angelou
Last part of her poem "Still I Rise"
This president officially recognized Black History Month
Who is Gerald Ford
Originally created 1926, Carter G. Woodson & the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second week of Feb to be "Negro History Week"
He was elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1966
Who is Stokely Carmichael
4th Chairman of the SNCC May 1966-1967, following John Lewis
She is the second most honored female artist by the Grammys
Who is Beyonce Knowles
24 Grammy Award wins; is the the most nominated artist in Grammy Award history with 79 nomination
This person made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990
Who is George Washington Carver
First African American to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in 1894
This famous athlete said: "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."
Who is Muhammad Ali
Nicknamed "The Greatest"; Other famous quotes include "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" & "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
She was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President
Who is Shirley Chisholm
First African American elected to Congress, 1969-1983
Members of this labor union helped to build the nation’s black middle class and civil rights movement
What is the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Founded in 1925, was the first labor organization led by African Americans to receive a charter in the American Federation of Labor
This player hit 73 home runs in a season and earned Major League Baseball's Silver Slugger Award 12 times
Who Barry Bonds
Played for Pittsburg Pirates & San Francisco Giants 1986-2007, and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time
She became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products and cosmetics
Who is Madam CJ Walker
2016 Sundial Brands & Sephora launched "Madam CJ Walker Beauty Culture" line in her honor.
This famous baseball player said: "Today's black athletes have no idea what we had to endure"
Who is Ernie Banks
During an AARP interview he spoke about playing during the civil rights era, and the racial barriers black players encountered; Known as "Mr Cub", played with the Chicago Cubs 1953-1971
Who was the first African-American to graduate from Harvard University and become a U.S. senator?
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels
US Senate 1870-1871; Organized two regiments of the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War and served as a chaplain
This racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama
What is the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing (also known as the Alabama Church Bombing)
September 15, 1963 members of the KKK dynamite under the steps of the church; killed four girls, and injured up to 22
This actor won an Academy Award for the portrayal of Ray Charles in the movie "Ray"
Who is Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2015
She was the first African American Woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year
Who is Lauryn Hill
For her 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 10 nominations
This actor/director said: "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."
Who is Morgan Freeman
Stated this during a 2005 60 Minutes interview, which received much criticism
This current African-American US Senator is a Head Start Alum
Who is Reverend Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia; chaired the New Georgia Project, focused on voter registration
This group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?
Who was CORE - Congress of Racial Equality
Due to the non-enforcement of the US Supreme Court decisions that ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional.
Rapper Tupac Shakur took these two classes at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts
What is ballet & poetry
Also studied acting and jazz; inducted into the Hip Hop Hall of Fame in 2002 & the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.