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African American's by the Numbers
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100
On February 11, 1990, this South African revolutionary was freed from prison after 27 years.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
100
The inventor of hair softeners, grower, and straightening comb that changed the cosmetics industry in the African-American community?
Who is Madame C. J. Walker?
100
The first African American Baseball Player
Who is Jackie Robinson? 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers.
100
The estimated population of black residents in the United States, including those of more than one race. *Bonus Points* Name the percentage
What is 41.1 million? They made up 13.5 percent of the total U.S. population. This figure represents an increase of more than half a million residents from one year earlier.
100
First African American elected president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
200
In 1956, this African nation gained its independence from European colonialism becoming the first African nation to begin the struggle back to traditional greatness?
What is Ghana?
200
This man developed hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans, and soybeans?
Who is George Washington Carver?
200
The first NBA player to score 100 points in a single game
Who is Wilt Chamberlin?
200
Number of states or equivalents in which blacks were the largest minority group in 2008. *Bonus Points* Name four of the states.
What is 24? These included Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
200
The first black female Secretary of State
Who is Condeelzza Rice?
300
This Bishop from Johannesburg South Africa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.
Who is Desmond Tutu?
300
The first person to patent the traffic signal?
Who is Garret Morgan?
300
This women became the first black person to play in and win Wimbledon and the United States national tennis championship.
Who is Althea Gibson? Gibson won both tournaments twice, in 1957 and 1958. In all, Gibson won 56 tournaments, including five Grand Slam singles events.
300
The proportion of the black population younger than 18 as of July 1, 2008.
What is 30%?
300
The first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
400
The name of the East African Country that the oldest human-like fossils were found.
What is Ethiopia?
400
In 1890, this man was recognized for the invention of the fountain pen.
Who is William Purvis?
400
The first African American Heavyweight boxing champion
Who is Jack Johnson?
400
Number of single-race black military veterans in the United States in 2008
What is 2.3 Million? More military veterans are black than any other minority group
400
The Inventor of the blood bank
Who is Charles Drew?
500
In 1817,this colony was built in West Africa to transport free African- Americans to their ancestral homeland?
What is Liberia?
500
Who is recognized as the inventor of the refrigerator?
What is J. Standard
500
The first African American NFL quarterback
Who is Willie Thrower? NFL's first African-American quarterback when he appeared in a game for the Chicago Bears on Oct. 18, 1953; never appeared in another game and it would be 15 years before another African-American quarterback would take a snap in a pro gam
500
Percentage of single-race blacks 25 and older who had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2008
What is 20%?
500
Name one of the two Billionaires who are African American?
Who are Robert Johnson, 2001, owner of Black Entertainment Television; Oprah Winfrey, 2003
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