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African Diaspora
100
This man was really into nuts, however he was by far not crazy, in fact he was a genius...
Who is George Washington Carver?
100
This man was the first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
100
This man filled in the seat of Thurgood Marshall in the US Supreme Court.
Who is Clarence Thomas?
100
This weather controller played by Halle Berry is the lead female of the X Men team.
Who is Storm?
100
This is Africa's oldest republic and it was settled by freed slaves.
What is Liberia?
200
This man is credited with blood storage techniques to better blood banks, however, no amount of blood could have saved his life.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
200
In what state was the first abolitionist organization formed, maybe they do really have some brotherly love within them.
What is Pennsylvania?
200
This man developed Kwanzaa, the Pan-African holiday in 1966.
Who is Maulana Karenga?
200
This person has a royal stage name, but was born with the name Dana Owens.
Who is Queen Latifah?
200
This crop still grows wild in Caffa, Ethiopia where it was originally used and gets it name from.
What is coffee?
300
John Love loved to be simple and to the point and thus he created this object.
What is the pencil sharpener?
300
She was both the second published African-American poet and first published African-American woman. Born in Senegambia, she was sold into slavery at the age of 7 and transported to North America. She was purchased by the Wheatley family of Boston, who taught her to read and write, and encouraged her poetry when they saw her talent.
Who is Phyllis Wheatley?
300
This black activist was gifted with the ability to write well and excelled at autobiography. He has written three including the tales of the brutality of slavery.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
300
Quadruple Platinum...who even knew that existed well in 1989 this dance album by a Jackson hit it big.
Who is Janet Jackson?
300
She won the French Legion of Honor Award for entertaining WWII allies, and she did it in a banana costume.
Who is Josephine Baker?
400
My goodness when it is cold outside--I may be compelled to say this mans last name, but i know that I definitely don't want to go outside and use what he invented, the lawn mower.
Who is J.A. Burr?
400
This lady became the first Black Poet Laureate of the United States in 1995.
Who is Rita Dove?
400
South Carolinians elected this black man to the House of Representatives making him the first directly elected black member of Congress.
Who is Joseph Rainey?
400
He was an American singer-songwriter, dancer, businessman, and philanthropist. Often referred to by the honorific nickname "King of Pop", his album “Thriller” was one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Who is Michael Jackson?
400
In New Haven, this man lead the revolt in 1839 on the ship the Amistad...
Who is Joseph Cinque?
500
Sarah Boone invented this...it may let you make that collar crisp enough to pop.
Who is Sarah Boone?
500
Prince Hall organized African Lodge #459, this was the first lodge of this type.
What is the Masonic Lodge or "the Masons"?
500
This man worked with the UN on several projects and the biggest work of his career was on a project regarding Arab and Jewish relations in Palestine... he never forgot his roots though and always returned to education.
Who is Ralph Bunche?
500
This man was the heavyweight champion of the world for 11 years straight, you can give his real name or his nickname...
Who is the "Brown Bomber" or Joe Louis?
500
Nelson Mandela was the head of this predominately black South African political party.
What is the ANC (African National Congress)?
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