Black History
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Local and State
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The first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall
100
In 1960 I was the first black child to desegregate an all white elemntary school in New Orleans.
Who is Ruby Bridges
100
The largest and oldest civil rights organization in America and what does the initial stands for
What is the NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
100
The first black mayor Fredericksburg and what building was dedicated in his name
Who is Rev. Lawrence Davies
The Fredericksburg Transit Bus Station on Rte 1.
200
In 2020 the navy named the newest aircraft carrier after me. It was the first time a flattop will pay homage to an African American. I was also the first African American sailor to receive the Navy Cross for heroism during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Who is Doris "Dorie" Miller
200
In 2020 the US postal service issued a stamp in memory of this African American woman who broke gender and racial barrier and became a role model for journalist.
Who is Gwen Ifill
200
What state in the 13 colonies was the first to ban slavery in 1777
What is Vermont
200
The 1st black governor of Virginia, what was his full name
Who is Lawrence Douglas Wilder.
300
Barack Obama, the 1st African American President, was sworn in as President on this date.
What is January 20, 2009.
300
She triggered a boycott of the Montgomery Alabama bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus.
Who is Claudette Colvin
300
THE FIRST HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE IN THE US
WHAT IS CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY.
FOUNDED IN 1837 AND WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED INSTITUTE FOR COLORED YOUTH
300
1st Black woman to serve as President of a bank in the United States.
Who is Maggie L Walker.
400
I was the first President to offically recognized Black History Month.
Who is President Jimmy Carter.
400
The first black woman to own a television station
Who is Oprah Winfrey
400
This movie told the story of African-American women and their role at NASA
What is Hidden Figures?
400
1st Black man to anchor a nightly news broadcast. He was born in Richmond Virginia and started his career in Petersburg.
Who is Max Robinson
500
Known as the first Black person to be born in the 13 colonies, Jamestown Virginia, in 1624.
Who is William Tucker
500
THE 1ST BLACK WOMAN APPOINTED TO THE U.S. SUPREME CORT
WHO IS KETANJI BROWN JACKSON
500
WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN ON THE US QUARTER
WHO IS MAYA ANGELOU
500
African American woman whose cancer cell culture was used to create one of the most important cell lines in cancer research in 1951.
Who is Henrietta Lacks
600
First public high school for African Americans opened in 1870, 5 years after the Civil War ended.
WHAT IS PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL
LOCATED IN WASHINGTON DC, AKA DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL
600
First Black Mathematician who worked for NASA?
Who is Katherine Johnson
600
Who was the 1st male and 1st female African American on a US postage stamp?
Who are Booker T Washington and Harriet Tubman
600
GRADUATED FROM WALKER GRANT HIGH SCHOOL. WHILE EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG, WORKED IN THE ENGINEERING DEPT AS SUPERINTENDENT OF TRAFFIC
WHO IS REV. DR. CHARLES WORMLEY
700
This Constitutional Amendment gave Black people equal protection under the law....
What is the 14th amendment
700
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination coincided with his friend and Medal of Honor recipient birthday.
Who is Maya Angelou.
She no longer celebrate her birthday afterwards and sent Mrs. King flowers until her death
700
What Organized group led by Angela Davis, opened food pantries and daycares, and provided transportation for the black community during the civil rights era?
Who are the Black Panthers?
700
Virginia first black speaker of House was sworn in Jan. 2024. He served 8 years in federal prison on drug related conviction and had his voting right restored by Govenor McDonnell.
Who is Don Scott of Portsmouth VA.