Random Knowledge
_______ was the first African American municipal judge elected in Little Rock, AR.
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
This former Golder Glove boxer borrowed $800 and created Motown Records which grossed over $50M a year.
Berry Gordy Jr.
A self-taught astronomer, he predicted the eclipse of the sun in 1789.
Benjamin Banneker
This Hall of Fame pitcher once played basketball for the Harlem globetrotters.
Bob Gibson
_________held more than 36 patents with his most widely used invention being the double-door emergency exit lock used in schools, airports, and other public buildings.
Emanuel L. Logan Jr.
A Republican from Mississippi, he became the the first African American Senator in 1870.
Hiram Rhodes Revels
This famous producer songwriter was nominated for 80 Grammys (won 28) making him the all time leader in that Cateogry.
Quincy Jones
The control unit for the artificial heart stimulator was developed by__________
Otis Boykin
The first African American heavy-weight boxing champion was______ and he held the title from 1908-1915
Jack Johnson
Created the egg beater in 1884
Willis Johnson
_________designed home for Hollywood stars such as Carey Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Danny Thomas. He also served as co-architect for the LA International Airport.
Paul R. Williams
CNN's first chief anchor
Bernard Shaw
She was a pioneer in the study of new navigation procedures to determine ways to track space missions.
Katherine Johnson
In 1957, she became the first African American athlete to win a major tennis title.
Althea Gibson
__________invented the fire escape ladder in 1887
Joseph Winters
In 1903 _________ became the first African American woman bank president.
Maggie Lena Walker
The highest grossing actor of all time ($14.628B worldwide)
Samuel L. Jackson
Provident Hospital in Chicago was started by this African American; who also performed the world's first open heart surgery.
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
In 1949 he was elected professional baseball's MVP making him the first African American to win the honor.
Jackie Robinson
Charles M. Banks
Daniel James Jr.
The original singer of "Hound Dog"
Big Mama Thornton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoHDrzw-RPg
in 1967, she was the highest ranking African American woman in a US medical institution and is credited with identifying methotrexate as an effective cancer treatment.
Dr. Jane C. Wright
_____ coached over 4,000 players with more than 200 going on to play professional football and won 408 games all while coaching at Grambling State University from 1941-1997.
Eddie Robinson
Shout out to ___________'s technology which helps keep our subways running and helped bring us the roller coaster .
Granville T. Woods