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This athlete was the first Black golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit
Who is Tiger Woods
This former Senator from Illinois, constitutional law professor, and community organizer became the first Black president of the United States
Who is Barack Obama
This woman's refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, Alabama buses from 1955 to 1956?
Who is Rosa Parks
This man who is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali
This man was the first African-American to serve as the United States Secretary of State when he did so under President George W. Bush
Who is Colin Powell
"No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream." is a quote from this civil rights leader's famous speech
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland was the first American-American become the chair of the national Republican Party and more recently made headlines by publicly encouraging Republicans to vote for Joe Biden over Donald Trump
Who is Michael Steele
This civil rights organization was founded in 1909 by W.E.B. Dubois
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
This performer is second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Who is Beyonce Knowles
This famous tennis player was the first to ever win 23 grand slam tournaments.
Who is Serena Williams
"Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise." is a line from this poet's most famous poem
Who is Maya Angelou
This lawyer and civil rights activist became the first Black Supreme Court Justice when nominated by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967
Who is Thurgood Marshall
This Muslim civil rights leader wrote a famous autobiography and changed his last name to get rid of the name given to his family in the 1800s by his ancestor's slave owners.
Who is Malcolm X
This former Baltimore-area local news anchor became the first Black female billionaire by creating a highly-successful talk show, TV network, and magazine all focused on self-help
Who is Oprah Winfrey
This author and Princeton University professor became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature.
Who is Toni Morrison
This former slave turned writer and abolitionist once said, "If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
Who is Frederick Douglass
This person the was both the first Black Congresswoman in 1968 and the first Black woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President when she ran in 1972
Who is Shirley Chisholm
This fourteen year old Black teen was murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman. His death was the motivation behind a new generation of civil rights activist.
Who is Emmet Till
This performer, known as the "King of Pop", reigned with 13 #1 singles and hundreds of millions of albums sold
Who is Michael Jackson
This African-American was the first to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington
This unique and talented performer who has been nominated for both an acting Oscar and a musical Grammy award in the past 10 years, once said "Even if I make others uncomfortable, I love who I am."
Who is Janelle Monae
This Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated
What is Brown v. Board of Education
This 1963 event attracted between 200,000 and 300,000 people to the Lincoln Memorial to hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his famous "I have a dream" speech
What is the March on Washington
This inventor 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