African American First
The first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit
Who is Tiger Woods?
'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools that separate is not equal opening the door for legal integration in schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Her refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Who is Rosa Parks?
This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali
The first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell?
"The time is always right to do what is right"
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
Which Supreme Court case decreed a slave was his master's property and African Americans were not citizens?
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
This "Souls of Black Folk" writer was a co-founder of this organization
Who is WEB Dubois of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Who 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
Th first Black Miss America
Who is Vanessa Williams?
"Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."
Who is Maya Angelou
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This Black activist was known for his "by any means necessary" action. And he had a whole nation behind him to prove it.
Who is Malcolm X
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?
Who is Madame CJ Walker
The first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison?
"Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."
Who is Muhammad Ali
The first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Fourteen year old black boy was lynched for allegedly whistling at a white woman
Who is Emmet Till?
1st Historically Black College/University
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania?
"Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny."
Who is Huey P. Newton?
The first African American to be elected president of the United States in 2008
Who is BARACK OBAMA?
This 1963 racially motivated attack on the 16th Street Baptist church caused the deaths of for girls
What is the Alabama Church Bombing
The pioneer made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990
Who is George Washington Carver?