What is This actress played leading roles in the T. V. movie “Sounder” and “Roots”.
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(Mahalia Jackson)
This singer is known as “America’s Gospel Queen”. She was the first African American to sing in Carnegie Hall. She sang at President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration.
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(Muhammad Ali)
What is The great boxer won a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics and also coined the phrase “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”.
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(Maxine Waters)
What is She is Congresswoman for the state of California. She is the most senior the 12 black women currently serving in the United States Congress. She is advocate for the nations disadvantaged.
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(Sidney Portier)
What is He was the first African American actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor for the movie “Lilies of the Field”. He also starred in the movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”.
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( Marian Anderson)
What is She was the first African American to solo with New York’s Metropolitan Opera. The Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow her to sing in Constitution Hall because of her color.
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(Michael Jordan)
What is One of the greatest athletes of all time led the Chicago bulls to more than three consecutive NBA championships.
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(Colin Powell)
What is He was the first African American national security advisor to the president. He was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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(Maya Angelou)
What is This writer/poet wrote the poem “On the Pulse of the Morning” at the request of Former President Bill Clinton for his inauguration.
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(Aretha Franklin)
What is She is known as the “Queen of Soul”. In 1993 she sang at former President Bill Clinton’s inaugural celebration. She has won over a dozen Grammy Awards and was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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(Mae Jamison)
What is She was the first African American female astronaut. She is a chemical engineer, physician, and teacher.
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(Barrack Obama)
What is He is the 44th president of the United States. He is the first African American president .He was a civil rights lawyer before pursuing a political career.
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(Lena Horne)
What is She was the second African American to be contracted by a Hollywood movie company. At the Cotton Club she worked with such greats as Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Ethel Waters.
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Stevie Wonder
What is This writer, Pianist, Singer musician and a former child prodigy made his recording debut at age 12. His recorded his first hit single in 1963. Stevie Wonder
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(Rosa Parks)
What is This woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama Bus.
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(Thurgood Marshall)
What is He was the first African American Supreme Justice and the most successful lawyer arguing cases before the Supreme Court.