People
African American Firsts
Pivotal Dates
Legislation
Miscellaneous
100
This person was the icon of the Civil Rights Movement
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
100
First African American Supreme Court Judge.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
100
The year that slavery was abolished by the 13th Amendment.
When is 1865?
100
This court case desegregated schools in America.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
100
This African American was arrested 30 times.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
200
This woman was referred to as the "first lady of the Civil Rights"
Who is Rosa Parks?
200
First African American woman to win a Grammy Award
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
200
The year that Nelson Mandela was released from serving 27 years in prison.
When is 1990?
200
This court case justified segregation because of the "separate but equal" segregation policy.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
200
Buckingham Palace has this many rooms
What is 602?
300
This African American scientist invented more than 300 uses for peanuts from ink to hand lotion to cooking oil.
Who is George Washington Carver?
300
First African American Woman to host a show.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
300
Malcom X, a black nationalist and founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity, was assassinated.
When is Feb 21,1965?
300
This Amendment prohibited the Federal and State governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on the citizens race or color.
What is the 15th Amendment?
300
This planet is the only one that rotates clockwise
What is Venus?
400
This African American was known as "The World's Greatest Trumpet Player".
Who is Louis Armstrong?
400
First African American to go to outer-space.
Who is Guion Bluford?
400
This is the year that the US Supreme Court desegregated all schools throughout the nation.
When is 1957?
400
This court case stated that "affirmative action was not fair if it led to reverse discrimination"
What is Regents of the University of CA v. Bakke?
400
CA consumes this product the most over any other product.
What is bottled water?
500
This African American invented the potato chip in 1853 because of an angry customer not happy with their food.
Who is George Crum?
500
First African American woman to be the president of the Oscars as of 2013.
Who is Cheryl Boone Isaacs?
500
What date was the march on Washington DC and the day MLK gave his "I have a dream" speech.
When is August 28,1963?
500
This court case deemed "African Americans were not citizens"
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
500
A group of cows is called this.
What is a murder?
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