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In 1983, he won two Grammys for his work, one for Best Instrumental soloist with a classical orchestra and a second for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist.
Who is Wynton Marsalis?
100
Commonly referred to as the Queen of Soul.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
100

In 1954 the unanimous decision in this case by the Supreme Court of the United States declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.

What is Brown vs. the Board of Education, Topeka Kansas?

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Early in her career this actress co-starred in a short-lived television series, “East Side West Side” and sported an Afro on the show.
Who is Cicely Tyson?
100
"I'd rather play a maid, than be one."
Who is Hattie McDaniels?
200
This group is named for three elements in nature and was the first African-American act to sell out Madison Square Garden.
Who is Earth Wind and Fire?
200
Commonly referred to as the King of Pop.
Who is Michael Jackson?
200
In 1957 this group of students, under the protection of the National Guard, integrated Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas. They faced a year of physical and verbal abuse.
Who are The Little Rock Nine?
200
This ABC journalist was kept off the air when she refused to wear a wig or scarf to cover up her Afro in order to cover the 1971 White House wedding of then President Richard Nixon’s daughter Tricia. She returned to her broadcast position after viewers voiced their support.
Who is Melba Tolliver?
200
"Float like a butterfly; sting like a bee."
Who is Muhammad Ali?
300
Mississippi–born son of a minister, this tenor was part of the gospel group The Original Soul Stirrers; however, he had his greatest influence on pop music. One of his songs, released posthumously, became a virtual civil rights anthem.
Who is Sam Cooke?
300
She is known as the Queen of Salsa.
Who is Celia Cruz?
300

She was a sharecropper and local voting rights organizer when she helped establish the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. In 1968 she tried to speak before the Democratic National Convention. 

Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?

300
This contemporary musician wears an Afro pick in his hair and can be seen nightly on television?
Who is Questlove?
300
"If I played in New York, they'd name a candy bar after me."
Who is Reggie Jackson?
400
This singer was part of the MGM stable of stars during the studio’s musical heyday. Her performances were designed to stand alone so that southern theaters, which did not want to feature African American artists, could easily remove them from the prints.
Who is Lena Horne?
400
This British queen, who is rumored to have African ancestry dating back several generations, was married to King George III, who was on the throne during the Revolutionary War.
Who is Queen Charlotte?
400

This NY based leader of the Civil Rights movement was one of the architects of the 1963 March on Washington. He was a pacifist, a labor leader and was openly gay.

Who is Bayard Rustin?
400
She was the first African American female model to appear of the cover of American Vogue.
Who is Beverly Johnson?
400

"I’ve learned that people will forget what you said but people will never forget how you made them feel."

Who is Maya Angelou
500
Considered one of the great American composers, this jazz pianist great has 349 IMDB entries of music he composed or recorded which have been used in films or tv shows, beginning with a 1929 short film.  He also composed the scores for the features "Anatomy of A Murder" and "Paris Blues."
Who is Duke Ellington?
500
This Queen of Jazz survived a tumultuous childhood, then found her first fame when she won first prize in the Apollo Amateur Talent Show. Her break came when she was hired as the “girl singer” for the house band of the legendary Savoy Ballroom.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
500
Depicted in a famous Norman Rockwell painting and a 1998 TV movie, this six year old helped desegregate the New Orleans public school system. She and her mother were escorted to school by four federal marshals  every day during the first year.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
500

She designed Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy’s wedding dress that is now @ JFK Library and Museum collection.

Who is Ann Lowe?
500

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”

Who is Alice Walker?
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