She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.
What is Rosa Parks
100
This man was the great civil rights activist who was the leading force behind the withdrawal of segregation laws in the 1960s
What is Martin Luther King Jr.
100
First African-American baseball player to break the segregation barrier in the MLB's modern era
What is Jackie Robinson
100
Abraham Lincoln issues this in 1863 freeing slaves
What is Emancipation Proclamation
100
This is the year Black History month originates from
What is 1926
200
Although not her original name, this woman was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist who dedicated her life after the Civil War to helping former slaves adjust to life.
What is Sojourner Truth
200
First African-American president
What is Barack Obama
200
The Grandfather of the NBA. Has the most NBA championships of any player in NBA history
What is Bill Russell
200
This amendment to the constitution was ratified, defining citizenship.
What is 14th amendment
200
This man started Black History Month
What is Dr. Carter G. Woodson
300
This woman was a main contributor to the underground railroad. She was referred to as "Moses"
What is Harriet Tubman
300
The first African-American to hold the office of the United States Secretary of State
What is Colin Powell
300
First and only African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl
What is Doug Williams
300
This amendment was ratified giving African Americans the right to vote
What is 15th amendment
300
One of the first men to lose his life for America's Independence at the Boston Massacre
What is Crispus Attucks
400
The first African-American woman to host a national television show
What is Oprah Winfrey
400
The first Afro-American actor to win the Oscar (Lilies of the Fields, 1963)
What is Sidney Poitier
400
First African-American woman to win a Gold medal in the Olympics (High Jump)
What is Alice Coachman
400
President Johnson signed this act, which prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin
What is Civil Rights Act
400
This sprinter was the first man to set 3 world records in a single Olympic games
What is Usain Bolt
500
First African-American woman to enter space
What is Dr. Mae Jemison
500
The King of the Blues
What is BB King
500
This African American man was the first American Olympian to win 4 gold medals. (1936 Olympics in Germany)
What is Jesse Owens
500
This was the city in which Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968
What is Memphis, TN
500
In Pennsylvania, this is the first institution of higher education founded for African-Americans.