AFRICAN AMERICAN FIRST
The first black woman to travel into space.
Who is Mae Jemison
Sarah Boone invented this useful object that helps your clothes stay wrinkle-free.
What is an ironing board
This African American man was elected president of the United States in 2008
Who is Barack Obama
Nine black students are blocked from integrating into Little Rock Central High School, they became known as
What is the “Little Rock Nine”
This crop still grows wild in Caffa, Ethiopia where it was originally used and gets its name from
What is coffee
The first black woman to win Miss America.
Who is Vanessa Williams
You can thank David Crosthwait Jr when using this device on a hot summer day.
What is an air conditioning system
The first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for Presidency
Who is Shirley Chisholm
This 14-year-old boy was brutally murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman, bringing international attention to the civil rights movement
Who is Emmett Till
Nelson Mandela was the head of this predominately black South African political party.
What is the ANC (African National Congress)
The first African-American woman millionaire
Who is Madam C. J. Walker
The caller ID was invented by this physicist
Who is Dr. Shirley Jackson
The Supreme Court’s first African-American justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall Jr
This political organization founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale challenged police brutality against the African American community
What is the Black Panther Organization
This worldwide movement aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all indigenous and diasporan ethnic groups of African descent
What is Pan-Africanism
The first African American golf champion to tour the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit.
Who is Tiger Woods
This agricultural scientist developed hundreds of products using peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans
Who is George Washington Carver
This Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated
What is Brown v. Board of Education
Her refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956
Who is Rosa Parks
This is Africa’s oldest republic and it was settled by freed slaves.
What is Liberia.
The first college owned and operated by African-Americans
What is Wilberforce University (Ohio)
This hidden figure made contributions to the US aeronautics and space programs with the early application of digital electronic computers at NASA
Who is Katherine Johnson
The first black person to be appointed Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell
This six-year-old girl was the first student to integrate William Frantz Elementary School and was escorted by armed federal Marshalls
Who is Ruby Bridges
This religious movement first emerged in the 1930s and takes its name from Ras Tafari
What is Rastafarianism