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This president received his fame in black history, when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
In 1921, Bessie Coleman became the first African-American pilot, after receiving her pilot's license from this country.
What is France?
Without him giving us Peanut Butter, we would only have half of a PBJ sandwich.
Who is George Washington Carver?
In 1983, after decades of protests, his birthday became a national holiday.
What is Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday?
Benjamin Carson led a team comprised of this number to sucessfully complete the first cojoined twin separation.
What is 70?
The first black president.
Who is Barack Obama?
This cultural movement began in 1924 in this historic city, which is also home to the famed, Apollo Theatre.
What is Harlem, NY?
Sweetie Pies, Priscillas, and a 1997, moving bearing it's name represent a gesture of food, love, and gathering in the black community.
What is soul food?
This celeration of black historic contributions was birthed from the passions of the journalist and historian, Carter G. Woodson.
What is Black History Month?
In 1930, there were this many HBCU institutions.
What is 121?
He is known as the first recorded African American birth in 1621.
Who is William Tucker?
This University was the first graduate school to graduate a black, in 1929.
What is Atlanta University?
George Crum f/k/a George Speck gave us this American snack.
What are potato chips?
Lyndon B. Johnson signed this in 1964.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Frederick McKinley, held over this many patents?
What is 40?
Born as Sara Breedlove, her industry innovation, made her the first Black American billionaire.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus in this city in 1955.
What is Montgomery, Alabama?
George Washington Carver used his chemist efforts to increase the profitability of these 2 crops.
What are sweet potatoes and peanuts?
The turn of the century cultural movement that highlighted music, theatre, literature, and visual arts.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Jesse Owens won this many gold medals during the U.S. Olympics in Track and Field.
What is 4?
Also known as the "Thermo King", his innovated contributions led to refrigerated cooler units in transport vehicles.
Who is Frederick McKinley?
More than 200,000 people marched here in the largest civil rights demonstration in the nation's history.
This Hollywood, CA based restaurant gets it's name from serving this soulful combo.
What are chicken and waffles? or What is Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles?
1865 marks the ending of this monumental American conflict.
What is the ending of the Civil War?
Katherine Johnson made up this fraction as a member of the "Computers in Skirts", which reprsented the West Compution Area in NASA.
What is 1/3?