Its in the clock my heels, the bend in my hair, the palm of my care, cause i'm a woman phenomenally, phenomenal woman, that's me
Who is Maya Angelou
100
Originally named Cassius Clay he became the three time heavy eight champion of the world after an upset to Sonny Liston.
Who is Muhammad Ali
100
The elder woman who refused to give up her seat to a white person on a bus
What is Rosa Parks
100
I have a dream that one day my four children will be judged not by__________
What is... the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
100
First black women millionaire, made a business of selling hair care products for black women and comb irons
Who is Madam C J Walker
200
Fly like a butter fly, Sting like a bee. The hands cant hit, what the eyes cant see.
Who is Muhammad Ali
200
Baseball player who helped the Brooklyn Dodgers win National Championships, World Series. Won Rookie of the Years award in 1947, MVP in 1949 as well as inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
Who is Jackie Robinson
200
First African American gymnast to win the individual all around competition.
Who is Gabby Douglas
200
In the 1961 freedom ride, the freedom rider drove across the Pettus bridge into ____ _____
What is Montgomery Alabama.
200
African American agriculturalist who resuscitated Iowas agriculture by convincing farmers to grow peanuts instead of cotton. Also supported the production of ethanol as an alternative to gasoline.
Who is George Washington Carver
300
I freed a thousand slaves, I could have freed a thousand more if only they new they were slaves.
Who is Harriet Tubman
300
An African American sprinter from Alabama that despite Hitlers attempt to portray Aryan athletes as superior won 4 Gold Medals in the 1936 Olympics
Who is Jessie Owens.
300
What Harriot Tubman is known for
What is conducting the underground railroad.
300
_____ vs _____ is the case that refused citizenship to people of color and classified them as second class people
What is Dred Scott vs Sanford
300
Chatanooga Tenessee native, this female singer became known as the "Empress of the Blues"
Who is Elizabeth Smith (Bessie Smith)
400
"Darkness can't drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate can't drive out hate, only love can do that"
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
400
In the 1969 Olympics in New Mexico after winning first and third place in the 200 meter dash, Tommie Smith and John Carlos both stood at the podium and did this while the National Anthem was playing.
What is raise a black gloved fist as a statement to racial relations in the American Society.
400
Texas native that became the first African American female pilot and have an international aviation license.
Bessie Coleman
400
In 1967 Thurgood Marshall became the first African American
What is Supreme Court Justice.
400
Singer, actress known for her song "Stormy Weather", and appearing as Glinda The Good Witch in the 1978 film "The Wiz"
Lena Horne
500
"Power never takes a back step on the in the face of more power."
Who is Malcolm X
500
Althea Gibson was the first African American to win a Grand Slam after claiming what tournament Title?
What is the French Open
500
In 1992 Mae Jemison became the first African American female to do this.
What is become an astronaut
500
The ____ _____ Laws imposed restrictions on freedmen such as inability to vote, carry fire arms, and testifying against a white man
What is Jim Crow
500
Invented bathrooms for railroad cars, the electric lamp with carbon filament. Also created the patent drawing for Alexander Graham Bells telephone design.