Firsts!
Authors
Scientists
Athletes
Said Who?
Thank you!
100
A Black female, I ran for President of the USA before Obama.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
100
“Up from Slavery” told the story of my being a slave.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
100
An engineer, a doctor, an astronaut! I did it all!
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
100
I made sports history in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
100
“Duck or you’ll get soaking wet.”
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
100
Thank you for serving as a Senator for Illinois and leading this country.
Who is Barack Obama?
200
First African American to join the US Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
200
My book, “The Color Purple,” was made into a movie.
Who is Alice Walker?
200
The Black Edison who helped trains run better.
Who is Granville T. Woods?
200
"I had polio as a child but became the fastest woman runner in the world."
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
200
“My products will give you beautify skin and hair.”
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
200
Thank you for educating the world about slavery by writing an autobiography about your life as a slave.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
300
I learned how to fly an airplane before other Black women.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
300
Novelist and poet, I wrote “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” and recited a poem at Pres Clinton’s inauguration.
Who is Maya Angelou?
300
Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson?
300
I set 3 world records for running and jumping in one day when I was in college.
Who is Jesse Owens?
300
“I can fix you a whole meal from peanut products.”
Who is George Washington Carver?
300
Thanks for working to improve the education of Black children & opening up Bethune-Cookman University so that I can be educated.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
400
I was the first Black woman to have a play performed on Broadway in New York.
Who is Lorraine Hansberry?
400
In “Roots” I traced my family history back to Africa.
Who is Alex Haley?
400
I set up the first Black-owned hospital in the United States.
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
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?
400
Thanks to the creation of this organization, many laws have been passed to protect Black people.
What is the NAACP?