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Premiering in 1972, this cartoon was the first to have an all-black cast.
What is Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids?
The Brown v. Board of Education Supreme court case originated in 1954 in this state.
What is Kansas?
Spurred by growing racial violence in the early 20th century and particularly by 1908 race riots in Springfield, IL, a group of African American leaders joined together to form a this permanent civil rights organization.
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
This professional baseball player finished his career with 755 home runs, the highest total in major league history.
Who is Hank Aaron?
This artist started their own fashion label named “Sean Jean”.
Who is P. Diddy?
This American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and rock and roll hall of famer is known for headlining the famous Woodstock Festival with his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
In 1955, Martin Luther King Jr. earned a Ph.D. in theology at this local university.
What is Boston University?
He was the first African American Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell?
This man was the first African American to coach a professional sports team.
Who is Bill Russell?
This woman was the first black model to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition in 1997.
Who is Tyra Banks?
This trumpeter and singer became the first jazz musician to achieve national and international recognition with the success of his "West End Blues" in the 1920s.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Booker T. Washington, a prominent leader in the African-American community until his death in 1915 founded this educational institution:
What is Tuskegee Institute?
Signed into law in 1965, this piece of federal legislation in the United States prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
In the 1996 Olympic Games, this athlete became the first to win both the 200-and-400 meter race.
Who is Michael Johnson?
The first black woman to win “Miss America”
Who is Vanessa Williams?
He was the first African American to perform at the White House.
Who is “Blind Tom” Wiggins?
This was the first HBCU founded in Pennsylvania in 1837.
What is Cheyney University?
Robert C. Weaver, became the nation’s first African American Cabinet member when this President appointed him secretary of housing and urban development in 1966.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
Willie O'Rhee the first Black player in the National Hockey League played for this team.
Who are the Boston Bruins?
This person is widely known as the first black “Super Model”
Who is Donyale Luna?
Robert Johnson became the first African American billionaire when he sold this cable station that he founded.
What is Black Entertainment Television or (BET)?
Barack Obama, the United States’ first black president, received his undergraduate degree from this university:
This landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. This decision was never explicitly overruled by the Supreme Court, but is effectively dead as a precedent.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This athlete was the first Black tennis player at the U.S. Open.
Who is Althea Gibson?
From March 2013 to May 2014 the Chicago History Museum displayed an exhibition that celebrated this event that was created by Eunice Johnson in 1958.
What is the Ebony Traveling Fashion Fair?