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She made groundbreaking history with inventing hair products for African American Woman
Madam Cj Walker
With her bravery she was the first black child to attend an all white school in New Orleans, Which helped desegregate public schools in Louisiana
Ruby Bridges
This 1955-1956 protest began after Rosa Parks' arrest for not giving up her seat
Montgomery Bus Boycott
When was North Carolina Central University Founded ?
July 5,1910
This 1987-1993 sitcom was a spin-off of The Cosby Show and focused on students at a fictional HBCU.
A Different World
He was the first to invent the Traffic Light
Garret Morgan
Despite segregation and racism in baseball, this player broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947.
Jackie Robinson
This 1921 violent attack destroyed a thriving Black community known as "Black Wall Street."
Tulsa Street Masacre
In 1923, what was NCCU’s original name when the state purchased the institution
Durham State Normal School
This groundbreaking sitcom, which aired from 1970-1977, starred a Black family living in Chicago and was the first of its kind on a major network
Good Times
He was the first to invent the Electronic Microphone
James E West
Despite segregation and discrimination, this "Hidden Figures" mathematician helped ensure the success of early U.S. space missions
Katherine Johnson
This 1963 bombing of a Birmingham church killed four young girls and shocked the nation.
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
In 1925, after being renamed “ North Carolina College for Negros, we became the first ___ __ college Black students
Liberal Arts
She became the first Black woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show in 1986, later becoming one of TV's most influential figures.
Oprah Winfrey
He was the first to invent Automatic Elevator doors in 1877
Alexander Miles
Despite NASA initially questioning her ability because she was both Black and a woman, she became the first Black woman to travel to space in 1992.
Mae Johnson
This 1896 case upheld Louisiana's segregated railway law and became the legal foundation for decades of Jim Crow laws.
Plessy v Ferguson
What year did NCCU add graduate programs ?
1939
This 1970s variety show hosted by Don Cornelius became a major platform for Black music and dance.
Soul Train
He made the first digital cake stand in 2026
Cortrell Winfield
These four college students sparked a wave of sit-ins when they refused to leave a "whites-only" Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro 4
This 1964 civil rights campaign brought volunteers to Mississippi to register Black voters and establish
Freedom Schools.
Freedom Summer
What is the saying to describe our campus ?
Sloping Hills and Verdant Green
This Detroit-based record label launched artists like The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye.
Motown