African American Firsts
Athletes
Inventors
Civil Rights Movement
Actors and Entertainers
100
He was the first to become president.
Barrack Obama
100
She is a famous tennis player who won 21 Grand Slams.
Serena Williams
100
She was the first self-made female millionaire. She is known for making hair care products for African Americans.
Madam C.J. Walker
100
In America, this was outlawed in 1964.
Segregation
100
Winner of 25 Grammys, this blind singer is well known for his song "Superstition."
Stevie Wonder
200
She was the first licensed pilot.
Bessie Coleman
200
Famous basketball player, he won 6 NBA Championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Michael Jordan
200
He was mostly self taught and created the first clock in America.
Benjamin Banneker
200
Recruited by CORE, what is the name of the group of black and white people who rode buses to protest segregation in interstate bus terminals.
Freedom Riders
200
This star is one of the original Victoria Secret Angels. From her modeling career, She hosted her own talk show from 2005-2010.
Tyra Banks
300
He was the first to play major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
300
Named after a Japanese steak by his parents, this basketball star played for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Kobe Bryant
300
He invented the gas mask and a type of traffic light after seeing a collision an automobile and a horse-drawn carriage.
Garrett Morgan
300
Largest African American revolutionary organization, which was founded by Huey Percy Newton and Bobby Seale.
Black Panther Party
300
Actor and film producer, this actor starred in "Pulp Fiction" and "The Avengers"
Samuel L. Jackson
400
She was first to win an Academy Award.
Hattie McDaniel
400
Known as "The Buckeye Bullet," this track and field athlete's long jump world record stood for 25 years.
Jesse Owens
400
Son of a slave mother and a wealthy white man, this man invented Sugar refining machinery.
Norbert Rillieux
400
Founded by whites and blacks, this group's initial goal was to stop lynching, but later sought out to find equality among all people.
NAACP
400
Born in Harlem, this famous jazz singer is known for her songs "A Song for You" "Just a Little Lovin" and etc.
Carmen McRae
500
He was first to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ralph Bunche
500
This boxer held the Heavyweight Championship from 1937 to 1949.
Joe Louis
500
Although patenting more that 60 inventions, this inventor is most known for his practical Refrigeration systems for trucks and railroad cars.
Fredrick McKinley Jones
500
A Howard graduate, this Civil Rights activist became an organizer for SNCC
Stokely Carmichael
500
This singers has won the most Grammys out of every African American.
Quincy Jones
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