Monumental Dates
November 1, 1777
What is the African Free School of New York opened?
I was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles
Who is Thomas Bradley?
First colony to legalize slavery by statute
What is Massachusetts?
First black to play major league baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson?
First black woman vocalist to work with a white orchestra
Who is Billie Holiday?
February 12, 1793
What is Congress passed the first Fugitive Slave Law
I was elected the first black mayor of Atlanta
Who is Maynard H. Jackson?
This is where the first documented attempt at a rebellion by salves took place
What is Virginia?
First black to win four gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Berlin?
Who is Jesse Owens?
First black man to win an Oscar for lead actor
Who is Sidney Poitier?
January 1, 1863
What is the Emancipation Proclamation freed all saves in states in rebellion against the United States
I was named the first black police commissioner of Houston, Texas
Who is Lee P. Brown?
First state to abolish slavery
What is Vermont?
The first black heavyweight boxing champ
Who is Jack Johnson?
First black woman to win a Nobel Prize
Who is Toni Morrison?
December 1, 1955
*Rosa won't sitting in the back is accepted*
I am the first black to command a space shuttle
Who is Frederick Drew Gregory?
The first Negro Convention met here
What is Philadelphia?
First black golfer in the PGA
Who is Charlie Sifford?
First black poet to recite at a presidential inauguration
Who is Maya Angelou?
August 5, 2023
What is the Montgomery Riverfront Brawl?
I am the first black attorney general of Illinois
Who is Roland Burris?
Where the Black Panther Party was founded
What is California?
First black gymnast to win individual all around champion
Gabby Douglas
The first black woman to be awarded a Tony for best actress
Who is Diahann Carroll?