Starting with only $1.50, she founded Bethune-Cookman College.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
100
His ideas laid the foundation for Black History Month, which highlights and celebrates the accomplishments of African-Americans.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
100
He performed the world’s first open heart surgery.
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
100
This Atlanta home-town favorite finished his baseball career with 755 home runs.
Who is Henry "Hank" Aaron?
200
This was the name of the cultural period that introduced an unprecedented outpouring of black art, literature, and music.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
200
This group’s heroic actions led to the integration of interstate travel and bus stations.
Who are the Freedom Riders?
200
She received her pilots license in 1922, making her the first African-American woman aviator.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
200
Founded in 1876, it was the first medical school established in the south for African-Americans.
What is Meharry Medical College?
200
They are the only two brothers to ever hold the heavyweight boxing title.
Who is Michael and Leon Spinks?
300
He won a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway musical Jelly's Last Jam.
Who is Gregory Hines?
300
He was an attorney, who won his first major victory for civil rights against the University of Maryland Law School. He later was the first African-American to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
300
Name of the network of hiding places that helped African-Americans escape the bondage of slavery.
What is the Underground Railroad?
300
He designed an ultraviolet camera that was used by Apollo 16 astronauts during its space voyage.
Who is George E. Carruthers?
300
He was a basketball superstar who later became the first African-American to manage a major league sports team.
Who is Bill Russell?
400
She was the first African-American to win the coveted Pulitzer Prize.
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?
400
He established a major trading post in place that would later become known as the city of Chicago. He is credited with being the “Father of Chicago.”
Who is Jean Baptiste-DuSable?
400
Name the infamous Harlem, New York theater that was a showcase for African-American talent.
What is the Apollo Theater?
400
She became the first African-American to be appointed as the U.S. Surgeon General.
Who is Jocelyn Elders?
400
He was the first African-American to win the Heisman trophy.
Who is Ernie Davis?
500
She is the first African-American to own a television station?
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
500
She was a leading crusader against lynching and she founded the first black women’s suffrage organization.
Who is Ida B. Wells-Barnett?
500
Which African American was elected president of the United States in 2008?
Who is BARACK OBAMA!!!!!
500
Name of the African-American astronaut who died in the 1986 space shuttle disaster.
Who is Ronald McNair?
500
She was the first African-American woman to win the prestigious Wimbledon singles title.