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He was the first African American appointed as US Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell?
Known as the "Moses of her People" she was born a slave of purely African ancestry. She escaped freedom and risked her life to save over 300 slaves including her parents in 19 separate freedom trips on the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
A resident of Boston, he was a leader in the battle against slavery in the years immediately following the American Revolution. He was the founder of the first black Masonic lodge.
Who is Prince Hall?
Which basketball player holds the highest score in a game?
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
This college was founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary?
What is Spelman College?
She is the first African American woman to serve as US Secretary of State.
Who is Condoleeza Rice?
In 1964, she was a founding member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which sought to challenge the all-white, anti-civil rights delegation representing Mississippi at the Democratic National Convention.
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?
In 1831, this man lead the largest slave rebellion in history
Who is Nat Turner ?
Which boxer held the title of heavyweight for 140 consecutive months in boxing history?
Who is Joe Louis?
This college was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Freedman’s Aid Society in 1876 to provide medical training for former slaves
What is Meharry Medical College?
He was the first Black casualty of the American Revolution
Who is Crispus Attucks?
Born Paulette Williams. She graduated from Barnard College and earned an MA from the University of Southern California. Her best-known work is For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide, When the Rainbow is Enuf.
Who is Ntozake Shange?
This former slave and noted abolitionist edited and published The North Star, an abolitionist newspaper
Who is Frederick Douglas?
This baseball great broke the color barrier in 1947 while playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange
What is BET Holdings?
She was the first African American woman millionaire.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This legend was the 1st African American to win a Grammy Award
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
He was a founding member of the NAACP organization in 1909 and the first black man to have a doctorate from Harvard University?
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
Who was the first black female player to win a tennis Grand Slam?
Who is Althea Gibson?
Established in 1945, this is the world's largest black-owned publishing company
What is Johnson Publishing Company
In 1869 this university became the country’s first black law school
What is Howard University?
This civil rights activist gained notoriety in the late 19th century for her scathing editorials denouncing racial injustice and lynching
Who is Ida B. Wells?
Who was the most prominent black muslim leader in the civil rights movement?
Who is is Malcolm X?
This African American pugilist changed his birth name from Cassius Clay after winning the world heavyweight championship in 1964
Who is Muhammad Ali
In 1869 this university became the country’s first black law school
What is Howard University?