"That...man...says women can’t have as much rights as man, cause Christ wasn’t a woman. Where did your Christ come from?...From God and a woman. Man had nothing to do with him."
Who is Sojourner Truth?
100
In this year the first Africans were brought to America to work as slaves
What is 1619?
100
The first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit
Who is Tiger Woods?
100
This person is famous for his "I Have a Dream Speech"
Who is Martin Luther King Jr. ?
100
He is known as the Father of Jazz music
Who is Louis Armstrong?
200
"Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can"
Who is Arthur Ashe?
200
In this year Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
What is 1968?
200
First African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell?
200
The name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What is Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
200
This person's music video was the first by a black artist to appear on MTV
Who is Michael Jackson?
300
"Success isn’t about how much money you make, its about the difference you make in people’s lives. "
Who is Michelle Obama ?
300
The thirteenth amendment was adopted during this year
What is 1865?
300
First African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp
Who is Booker T. Washington?
300
He 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 Malcolm X ?
300
She is ranked as having the second most #1 singles in the 21st century (Hint: She is from the islands)
Who is Rihanna ?
400
"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
Who is Michael Jordan?
400
The Executive Order issued by President Lincoln, known as the Emancipation Proclamation, was issued in this year
What is 1863?
400
First African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
400
1st black woman to refuse to give up her bus seat in ALABAMA during segregation
Who is Claudette Colvin?
400
He was the first black actor to have a lead role on Broadway.
Who is Bert Williams?
500
"I am America. I am the part you won’t recognize . But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours,; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own;get used to me. "
Who is Muhammed Ali?
500
The 1st HBCU was founded in this year
What is 1837?
500
This author became 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?
500
This racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama