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Saluting our Military
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his historical "I Have A Dream" speech in 1963 on the steps of this monument in Washington, DC.
What is the Lincoln Memorial?
100
This African American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut was the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
100
This African American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer in the R&B girl-group "Destiny's Child." She has won 22 Grammy Awards and in 2014, she became the highest-paid Black musician in history.
Who is Beyonce Knowles-Carter?
100
This American professional baseball second baseman became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
Who was Jackie Roosevelt Robinson?
100
This American female soldier enlisted in the United States Army under the name William Cathay and was the first African American woman to enlist and the only documented to serve in the US Army posing as a man. She served with the all black Buffalo Soldiers.
Who was Cathay Williams?
200
This African American lawyer and writer was the first African American First Lady of the United States.
Who is Michelle LeVaughn Robinson Obama?
200
This African American's invention, an automatic lubricator, allowed trains to run for long periods of time without stopping. Although inferior copycats of his invention emerged, his was called "The Real McCoy."
Who was Elijah McCoy?
200
Although blind since shortly after birth,this African American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist is also known for his works as an activist for political causes including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a holiday in the United States.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
200
This athlete embarrassed Adolf Hitler by winning 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics.
Who was Jesse Owens?
200
This African American United States general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen was the first African American general officer in the United States Air Force.
Who was General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr.?
300
The Tallahassee Bus Station is named in honor of this African American minister and civil rights activist, who was pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, was one of the main organizers of the Tallahassee bus boycott in May 1956. A statue of him stands at the NE corner of the terminal.
Who was Reverend C.K. Steele?
300
This self-made African American female millionaire made her fortune with her hair care products. Her real name was Sarah Breedlove. She was born on a cotton plantation in Louisiana to parents who had formerly been enslaved. By age 7, she was an orphan.
Who was Madame C. J. Walker?
300
Diahann Carroll starred in this American television sitcom that was notable for being one of the first weekly series to depict an African American woman in a non-stereotypical role. She portrayed a single mom who was a nurse.
What is "Julia."
300
This African American Olympic sprinter turned American football wide receiver in the NFL was once considered the world's fastest human. He is the only athlete to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring and was a two-sport stand-out in both track and football at FAMU.
Who was Robert Lee "Bullet Bob" Hayes?
300
This American stevedore and sailor is thought to be the first person killed in the Boston Massacre, thus being referred to as the first American killed in the American revolution. Circumstantial evidence suggests that his father was an African born slave and his mother a Native American.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
400
This Florida university land grant school currently (2018) boasts 8 African American graduates who are mayors in the United States. They are really "striking."
What is Florida A&M University?
400
Although he was an engineer for NASA,and worked on the Galileo mission to Jupiter, this African American is probably best know for inventing the Super Soaker water gun. He holds more than 100 patents.
Who is Lonnie G. Johnson?
400
He became the first African American man to win an Oscar with his best actor award for his role in "Lilies of the Field."
Who is Sidney Poiter?
400
This African American served as head football coach at FAMU for 25 years compiling a 204 wins, 36 losses and 4 ties. His won-loss record is among the best of any college football coach. He said he liked his boys to be "agile, mobile, and hostile."
Who was Alonzo Smith "Jake" Gaither?
400
This FAMU ROTC graduate was the first African American to finish number 1 at advance camp in 1956. He rose to the rank of Major General and became known as the Army's "Top Cop" as he commanded the Army's Criminal Investigation Division.
Who was Major General Eugene Cromartie?
500
At age 23, this former SGA president became the youngest person elected to serve on the Tallahassee city commission and is currently (2018) the mayor of Tallahassee.
Who is Mayor Andrew Gillum?
500
She was the first African American female doctor to earn a patent for a medical invention. Eye doctors are indebted to this National Science Foundation winner for her Laser Phaco Probe that improves the use of lasers to remove cataracts.
Who is Patricia Bath?
500
This African American social reformer, abolitionist,orator, writer and statesman was probably the most influential African American of the nineteenth century. In 1965, the U.S. Postal Service honored him with a stamp in the Prominent Americans series.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
500
These professional tennis player sisters have faced off 28 times in professional tournaments and have both been ranked World No. 1. They are the only two women during the open era to play each other in four consecutive Grand Slam finals.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
500
This United States Navy admiral was the first African American woman to command a Navy ship and her first mission was to coordinate a complex rescue of a Captain from pirates. A female voice identified as the Admiral is included in the 2013 film, "Captain Phillips."
Who is Admiral Michelle Howard?