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The 2016 film Moonlight was directed by this FSU alumnus.
Who is Barry Jenkins?
This infamous experiment lead to unethical treatment male prisoners for 40 years.
What is the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment?
The "I Have a Dream" speech was created by this famous African-American.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
By winning the 2003 Australian Open, she became the first African-American to win the championship.
Who is Serena Williams?
This rapper icon starred in the hit movie "Juice".
Who is Tupac?
This FSU alumnae won Miss World in 2019.
Who is Toni-Ann Singh?
Known as the “father of blood banking,” this doctor pioneered blood preservation techniques that led to thousands of lifesaving blood donations.
Who is Dr. Charles Richard Drew?
The Civil Rights Movement started on this year.
What is 1954?
She overcame polio as a child to claim three sprint gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
The first African-American woman to own a TV studio?
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Hw was Florida State's first African American athlete.
Who is Fred Flowers?
Who is Dr. Dale Hale Williams?
She was the first African-American to integrate in an elementary school in the South.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
She overcame polio as a child to claim three sprint gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
The first African-American actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Who is Halle Berry?
This woman was the first black Homecoming Queen at FSU.
Who is Doby Flowers?
The cancer cells of this woman contributed greatly to the science we know today.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Who is Malcom X?
He was the first African-American Olympian to win a gold medal.
Who is John Baxter Taylor Jr.?
This rapper played in the NBA, The Charlotte Hornets during the 1998 pre-season, and the Toronto Raptors in 1999 pre-season.
Who is Master P?
He was the first African American to receive a bachelor's degree from Florida State University
Who is Maxwell Courtney?
She was the first African-American woman doctor in the U.S.
Who is Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler?
She was the first African-American to be detained for not moving from her seat on the bus
Who is Claudette Colvin?
He was the first African-American to go to the Major Leagues in baseball.
Who is Moses Fleetwood Walker?
The first African-American writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Toni Morrison?