A Chicago native whose brutal death in August 1955 in Money, Mississippi provided a catalyst for the emerging civil rights movement
Who is Emmett Till
100
This man developed hundreds of products using the peanut.
Who is George Washington Carver?
100
Who said "I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger"?
Who is Harriet Tubman
100
On August 28, 1963 more than 200,000 Americans gathered at this event in which Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have A Dream" speech
What is the March on Washington
100
This American singer, songwriter, and actress has won 24 MTV Video Music Awards, 22 Grammy awards, sold over 100 million records, and is one of the most influential female artists
Who is The Queen aka Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter
200
The founders of this group whose original purpose was to challenge police brutality in Oakland, California in October 1966.
Who is Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
200
Who created hair growing lotion?
Madam CJ Walker
200
Who said "Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice"?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
200
Who led a slave rebellion that took place in Southhampton County, Virginia during August 1831?
Who is Nat Turner
200
What is the name of the movie, character, and country of origin in which the crowned prince comes to the United States in the hopes of finding a woman he can marry
What is Coming to America, Akeem Joffer, prince of Zamunda
300
First African American to serve on the U.S. supreme court
Who is Thurgood Marshall
300
Who invented the traffic light?
Who is Garrett Morgan?
300
Who said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise"?
Who is Maya Angelou
300
A 1957 event led to the creation of a national historic site in this city, signed into law by a president whose library is now there too
What is Little Rock, Arkansas
300
This American singer and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has gained much recognition in 2016 and is rumored to perform at UConn's 2017 Spring Concert.
Who is Lil Uzi Vert
400
The first black woman elected to the U.S. congress and to run for the presidency on a major-party ticket. In November 2015, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
400
Who created the first video home console?
Who is Gerald A. Lawson
400
Who said "If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress"?
Who is Barack Obama
400
Whose death triggered the #BlackLivesMatter movement?
Who is Trayvon Martin?
400
The first black head coach to win a super bowl.
Who is Tony Dungy
500
One of the most celebrated and respected writers/poets of the Harlem Renaissance and was a fore bearer of great authors of the Black Experience.
Who is Langston Hughes
500
Who created the "water gun"?
Lonnie G. Johnson
500
Who said "There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made"?
Who is Michelle Obama
500
Who and what year was the first African American enrolled at UConn?
Allan Thacker Busby, 1914
500
Who were the five original members of the 1980's R&B group New Edition?
Who is Ricky Bell, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe
*Johnny Gill