Actors/Actresses
Civil Rights Movement
Inventors
Athletes
Miscellaneous
100
This person was the first black male actor to win an Oscar for a leading role
Who is Denzel Washington?
100
This person one of the leaders of the Civil Rights movement. He believed in non-violent protests
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
100
This person invented peanut butter, among hundreds of other peanut products
Who is George Washington Carver?
100
One of the best basketball players. Also, one of the first athletes to successfully start a brand
Who is Michael Jordan?
100
"Conductor" for the Underground Railroad during slavery
Who is Harriet Tubman?
200
This was the first black woman to win an Oscar for a leading role
Who is Halle Berry
200
This person sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to move her seat
Who is Rosa Parks?
200
This person invented the traffic light
Who is Garrett Morgan?
200
1st American EVER to win gold medals in individual and team gymnastics
Who is Gabby Douglas?
200
She was the first black female astronaut for NASA
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
300
This was the first black person to win an Academy Award
Who is Sidney Portier?
300
These two people were a part of the Black Power Movement and believed that blacks should fight back physically against whites
Who are Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael?
300
This person invented a number of hair care products for black women and is known as the first female self-made millionaire in America
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
300
The first African American to play professional baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson?
300
This person was the first Black Supreme Court justice and argued on the Brown vs. Board of Education case
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
400
Will Smith has won this many grammy awards
What is 4?
400
This person was murdered and thrown in the lake after whistling at a white woman
Who is Emmett Till?
400
This person invented the carbon filament for the light bulb
Who is Lewis Latimer?
400
This person was the American Olympian for track in Germany. He raced in front of Adolf Hitler.
Who is Jesse Owens?
400
One of the most successful black women in America today. Known most her talk show and her role in "The Color Purple"
Who is Oprah?
500
This person was a famous singer and actor during the Civil Rights Movement
Who is Paul Robeson?
500
This event was when hundreds of black people refused to ride public transit because of unfair practices
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
500
This man invented the shoe making machine
Who is Jan Ernest Matzelinger?
500
This was the first black person to win a Heisman trophy (football)
Who is Ernie Davis?
500
A filmmaker who specializes in various African American movies known as blaxploitation. One of his movies was "School Daze"
Who is Spike Lee?
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