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100
Who was the first African American astronaut?
Who is Mae Jemison
100
Who said,"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
100
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown V. Board of Education (1954)
100
Who refused to give up their seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
Who is Rosa Parks
100
What African American made many uses he devised for the peanut?
Who is George Washington Carver
200
Who was the first licensed African American pilot?
Who is Bessie Coleman
200
Who said,"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today."?
Who is Malcolm X
200
What Supreme Court case invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage?
What is Loving V. Virginia (1967)
200
What were the laws that required separate schools, restaurants, and restrooms based on the color of a person's skin?
What is Jim Crow Laws
200
What did Charles Drew create? [Hint: It is a storage place for blood]
What is a blood bank
300
Who was the first major league baseball player?
Who is Jackie Robinson
300
Which famous athlete said, "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."? [Hint: He was a famous African American boxer]
Who is Muhammad Ali
300
What Supreme Court case decreed a slave was its master's property and African Americans were not citizens?
What is Dred Scott V. Sanford (1857)
300
Which President signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964?
Who is President Lyndon Johnson
300
What did Garrett Morgan create? [Hint: It is a protective mask that covers the face from poisons gas]
What is the gas mask
400
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
400
Who said, "I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger"?
Who is Harriet Tubman
400
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"?
What is Plessy V. Ferguson (1896)
400
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
What is the 13th Amendment
400
What did Sarah Boone create? [Hint: This is the reason we don't have wrinkled clothes]
What is the ironing board
500
In what year were the first Africans brought to America to work as slaves?
What is 1619
500
Who said "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
500
Who was the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Who is Thurgood Marshall
500
Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?
What is the Alabama Church Bombing
500
What tasty treat snack did George Crum create? [Hint: It can be found in vending machines. It comes in different flavors; original, barbecue, etc.]
What is potato chip
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