In 1882, Booker T. Washington founded what college to train African-Americans in the field of Education Agriculture and Industry?
Tuskegee Institute
100
Who was the first Black U.S. congresswoman for the deep south who gained national fame for her eloquent defense of the U.S. Constitution during the Nixon Hearing?
Barbara Jordan
100
Who was the first African-American appointed to the Supreme Court by President Johnson in 1976?
Thurgood Marshall
100
What author received the National Book Award in 1952 for his book entitled Invisible Man?
Ralph Ellison
100
Who was the inventor of hair softeners, grower, and straightening comb that changed the cosmetics industry in the African-American community?
Madame C. J. Walker
200
What is the name of the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary that opened in 1881 and later changed its name to this?
Spelman College
200
In 1987, who was sworn in as the first Black Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland?
Kurt Schmoke
200
Whom did President George Bush appoint to the Supreme Court in 1991?
Clarence Thomas
200
What is the name of the author of the novel, The Color Purple, that was later adapted into a movie directed by Steven Spielberg?
Alice Walker
200
Sara Boone
What woman is recognized for the invention of the ironing board?
300
In 1894, in Cambridge, MA. what important scholar, writer, and philosopher became the first African-American male to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University?
W.E.B. Dubois
300
In 1989, what man was elected Democratic Whip of the House of Representatives, the highest leadership position in congress?
William Gray
300
In 1926, who became the first African-American woman admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court?
Violette Anderson
300
Who was the first African-American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Toni Morrison
300
In 1919, what woman was recognized for the invention of the heating furnace?
Alice H. Parker
400
Patrick Francis Healy became the president of which university that made him the first Black president of a private predominately White University?
Georgetown University
400
What first Black congress member was sworn in 1870?
Hiram Revels
400
In 1975, what person became Florida’s first African-American Supreme Court Justice since reconstruction?
Joseph W. Hatcher
400
Whose autobiography is entitled; I know why the Caged Bird Sings?
Maya Angelo
400
Who are recognized as the inventors of the typewriter?
Burridge and Marshman
500
Which University established the first African-American Public Broadcasting Station, WHMM-TV in 1980?
Howard University
500
In 1945, what man was elected to congress representing Harlem New York?
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
500
Who was the first African-American to serve as Surgeon General?
Dr. Joyce Elders
500
Whose book “Up from Slavery,” published in 1900 was the most successful autobiography written by a post-reconstruction Black writer?
Booker T. Washington
500
Who is recognized as the inventor of the refrigerator?