Education
I started a college for African Americans in 1923.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethume?
I am the inventor who made the first gas mask and traffic signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
I am one of the greatest baseball players of all time. In 1947, I became the first African American in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
I was the first doctor to successfully operate on a human heart.
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
I am the first African American justice on the United States Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The first African American to earn a Ph. D. from Harvard University.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
I am known as "The Black Thomas Edison" because I invented so many things such as the improved electric trains.
Who is Granville T. Woods?
I am a writer. I won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for my novel, The Color Purple.
Who is Alice Walker?
I was the first African American woman to become an astronaut.
Who is Mae C. Jemison?
In which year did President Abraham Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation?
1863
I am known as "The Father of Black History". I've written 20 books and articles about African Americans.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
I helped discover the North Pole in 1909 with Commander Robert Peary.
Who is Matthew Henson?
I was a writer who pioneered an innovative form of verse called jazz poetry.
Who is Langston Hughes?
I was the first African American woman millionaire. I invented hair straightening products that made her world famous.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
President Barack Obama was elected to what in 2004?
What is the U.S. Senate?
My autobiography, Up From Slavery, was published in 1901.
Who is Booker T. Washington
A famous Black scientist who revolutionized farming in the South with his combination and new uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes.
Who is George Washington Carver?
What team did Jackie Robinson play for in the MLB?
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
The first licensed female African American pilot.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
He was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to succeed Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Who is Clarence Thomas?
What 1964 act declared that people must be treated fairly; no matter the color of their skin?
What is the Civil Rights?
A math wizard, astronomer, and inventor who helped survey the city of Washington, D.C.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
I am called the Queen of Soul.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
The firsts Africans were brought to North America to which Virginia colony in 1619?
What is Jamestown?
The first African American female Secretary of State,
Who is Condoleezza Rice?