Black "Firsts"
Quotes
African- American Women
Government
African American Entertainment
100
The first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit
Who is Tiger Woods?
100
"I have a dream."
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King?
100
She is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars.
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
100
This Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
100
The King of Pop
Who is Michael Jackson?
200
The first African American U.S. president
Who is Barack Obama?
200
"float like a butterfly, and sting like a bee"
Who is Muhammad Ali?
200
She became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
200
This retired four-star general was the 65th United States Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell?
200
The pop, funk, folk, and rock musical legend, known for song "Purple Rain".
Who is Prince?
300
The first African American to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
300
This rapper, who appeared in a KitKat commercial and recently won a Grammy award, said "Some people are so poor, all they have is money"
Who is Chance the Rapper?
300
The refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956
Who is Rosa Parks?
300
The first African American to run for US president
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
300
This movie tells the untold story of 3 brilliant African-American women working at NASA to launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit
What is Hidden Figures?
400
The first African American Major League Baseball player
Who is Jackie Robinson?
400
"A man who stands for nothing, will fall for anything"
Who is Malcolm X?
400
One of these dancers became the director of a major American dance company a) Judith Jamison b) Ciara c) Kathryn Dunham
Who is Kathryn Dunham?
400
This Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
400
This director has directed films such as Fruitvale Station, Creed, and most recently Marvel's The Black Panther
Ryan Coogler
500
The first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner
Who is Ralphe Bunche?
500
"I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger"
Who is Harriet Tubman?
500
She is a world-renowned American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist
Who is Maya Angelou?
500
With the 15th Amendment ratification in 1870, African Americans gain this right the United States
What is Right to Vote?
500
The "Queen of Soul"
Who is Aretha Franklin?
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