Firsts!
Inventors
Scientists
Athletes
Said Who?
100
A Black female, I ran for President of the USA before Obama.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
100
You can drive safely because I created stop lights.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
100
Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson?
100
I made sports history in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
100
“Duck or you’ll get soaking wet.”
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
200
First African American to join the US Supreme Court?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
200
I was a dentist and inventor who invented the gold tee.
Who is Dr. George Grant?
200
I showed farmers how rotating their crops would result in more crops.
Who is George W Washington Carver?
200
My sister and I are tennis stars; I was ranked #1 female tennis woman.
Who is Serena Williams?
200
“My products will give you beautiful skin and hair.”
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
300
I learned how to fly an airplane before other Black women.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
300
I improved the lightbulb so that you can see better.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
300
An engineer, a doctor, and a female astronaut! I did it all!
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
300
Champion before Ali, I was the first African American to wind the Heavyweight Championship of the World.
Who is Jack Johnson?
300
“I can fix you a whole meal from peanut products.”
Who is George Washington Carver?
400
I was the first Black woman to become Vice President of the USA.
Who is Kamala Harris?
400
Trains travel longer distances because of my automatic steam engine lubricator.
Who is Elijah McCoy?
400
Improved methods for blood transfusions and established the first Blood Bank.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
400
First Black man to win a major tennis tournament.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
400
“We need a holiday to celebrate Black History.”
Who is Carter G. Woodson?