African American Firsts
Famous Quotes
African Americans in Government
Civil Rights Movement
African American Celebrities
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This television show host was the first African American woman to have her own show, which premiered in 1986.

Who is Oprah Winfrey

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Yes We Can!
Who is President Barack Obama
100
Who was elected President of The United States of America in 2008?
Who is President Barack Obama
100
This American abolitionist was the leader of the underground railroad, an underground system that helped over 30,000 slaves escape to freedom.
Who is Harriett Tubman
100
This Finals MVP helped break a 52-year championship drought in his home city
Who is Lebron James?
200

This second baseman was the first African American Major League Baseball player

Who is Jackie Robinson

200
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
Who is Muhammad Ali
200
This former 4 star general of the United States was appointed Secretary of State in 2001
Who is Colin Powell?
200
Martin Luther King, Jr. Was the founder of this civil rights group that still remains today
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
200
This NFL Player kneeled during the national anthem to protest the way minorities are treated in America
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
300

This woman was the first licensed African American pilot

Who is Bessie Coleman

300
"Injustice anywhere, is a threat to justice everywhere"
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
300
This United States Supreme Court Justice was appointed in 1967, making him the first African American to serve
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
300
This activist once refused to give up her seat to move to the back of an Alabama bus
Who is Rosa Parks
300
This singer released the best selling album in History and won 19 Grammys during his lifetime.
Who is Michael Jackson
400

This actor won an Oscar in 1963, making him the first African American to win the award

Who is Sidney Poitier

400
"I know why the caged bird sings!"
Who is Maya Angelou
400
Appointed in 2005, This former secretary of state was the first African American woman to hold the office
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
400
This 7'2" NBA player, originally born Ferdinand Alcindor, changed his name, and boycotted the Olympics in protest of the unequal treatment of African Americans in the United states
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
400
This 20 Grammy recipient has a net worth of 350 Million, but combined with her husband, they are worth 1.16 Billion Dollars
Who is Beyonce Knowles-Carter
500

This inventor, who created the relaxer, became the first African American Millionaire

Who is Madame C.J. Walker

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As the wife of a great speaker, this woman's message consistently matched the theme of her husbands. "Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated."
Who is Corretta Scott King
500
In 1969, This African American woman became the first to be elected to Congress. She was a representative of New York
Who is Shirley Chisholm
500
In the controversial court case Brown v. Board of Education (1964) these nine students became the first ever to desegregate an all white school in what city?
What is Little Rock, Arkansas?
500

This 23 Grand Slam title winner is ranked the number one female tennis player in the world

Who is Serena Williams

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