I worked at a childcare facility before becoming a well-known political figure.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
100
I was one of the first people killed in the cause of American independence.
Who is Crispus Attucks
100
I became the first black player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Who was Jackie Robinson
200
I refused to give up my seat on the bus which started a boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks
200
I was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1937-1949.
Who is Joe Louis
200
I invented a machine that stitched leather of a shoe to its sole.
Who is Jan Matzeliger
200
I was the child of ex-slaves but I died a millionaire.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker
200
I attended the University of California on a tennis scholarship.
Who was Arthur Ashe
300
I was the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall
300
I worked as a TV news reporter right out of college.
Who is Oprah Winfrey
300
I helped register black voters in Mississippi and led boycotts of firms that practiced racial discrimination.
Who is Medger Evers
300
I am considered the originator of the Blood Bank concept.
Who is Charles Drew
300
My given name was Edward Kennedy.
Who was Duke Ellington
400
I started the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama where black children could learn skills.
Who is Booker T. Washington
400
I led a slave revolt in 1831
Who is Nat Turner
400
I was the first black congresswoman elected from the Deep South.
Who is Barbara Jordan?
400
I was the first black person to serve on the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who was Joseph Rainey
400
I started as a coal miner, my parents were former slaves, I got a college degree at Harvard, and then started what is now called "Black History Month."
Who was Carter C. Woodson
500
I started the newspaper, "The North Star."
Who was Fredrick Douglas
500
I was a well-known trumpet player, known as "Satchmo."
Who was Louis Armstrong
500
I graduated from Harvard University and helped start the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Who was W.E.B. DuBois
500
My parents were former slaves. I invented the ironing board, lawn sprinkler, and many other useful things.
Who was Elijah McCoy
500
I was the first black person elected to be the President of the United States.