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He was a man who created hundreds of inventions from peanuts, thus being named by Congress, the "peanut man".
Who is George Washington Carver?
This famous African American musician was in a band at age 5 with his family and grew up to be a successful and popular solo artist. He sang songs such as “Billie Jean” and “Man in the Mirror”.
Who is Michael Jackson?
These are institutions that were made primarily for African American communities and acronymed HBCU.
What is Historically Black Colleges and Universities?
He was a famous basketball player who said, "You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them".
Who is Michael Jordan?
This famous American was a painter, storyteller, interpreter, and educator. They once said, "When the subject is strong, simplicity is the only way to treat it."
Who is Jacob Lawrence?
An african american man largely self-educated in astronomy and mathematics and assissted in surveying territory for the construction of the nation's capital.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
This famous African American was a blind songwriter who was well known for hits like “Superstition” and “Sir Duke”.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This man, who had a leading role in the opposition of racism, was the first African American to graduate from Harvard with a PhD.
Who is W.E. Dubois?
He was a famous golfer who said, "Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter".
Who is Tiger Woods?
This person was the first African American painter to obtain international acclaim. He moved to Paris to sell and make his art.
Who is Henry Ossawa Tanner?
He began his career as a sewing-machine mechanic with only an elementary school education and invented a respiratory device later to become the blue print for WW!'s gas masks.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This famous female African American was born on August 9th, 1963. Destined for music, her second cousin was Dionne Warwick. She is most well known for her performance of, “I Will Always Love You”
Who is Whitney Houston?
This college is the first historically black college in Virginia and changed its name in 1866 after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
What is Lincoln University?
He was a famous proffessional boxer who once said, "I float like a butterfly and I sting like a bee".
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This famous African American print maker once said, "I trust my hand. If I go into a space with a roll of paper, I can make a work, some kind of work, and feel pretty satisfied.
Who is Kara Walker?
He was an award-winning chemist and the first african american man to teach at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Who is Prof. Samuel Massie Jr.?
This African American was known for performing at Woodstock in 1969. He was entirely self taught on the guitar and played it upside down since he was left handed. Though his mainstream career lasted only 4 years, he is still seen as one of the most prominent guitarists in history.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
There are above 100 HBCUs in America.
What is 107?
This famous athlete made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This famous artist was born in Birmingham Alabama. He went to Otis College of Art and Design, and taught at the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
Who is Kerry James Marshall?
He was considered one of the earliest chemical engineers and invented the multiple-effect evaporator.
Who is Norbert Rillieux?
This famous African American funk and R&B artist was known as “The Godfather of Soul”. He is credited with creating the funk sound and helping to move the industry away from the standard R&B styles.
Who is James Brown?
This man was the first African American to teach at a predominantly white college in New York.
Who is Charles L. Reason?
He played college football at Florida and Auburn. He was drafted as the first overall pick by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Who is Cameron Newton?
This person has an exhibit now at the Kansas African American Museum. He also said " I pick up a camera because it was my choice of weapons against what I hated most about the universe of racism, intolerance and poverty".
Who is Gordon Parks?