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On January 10, 1864,  (agricultural scientist, inventor, and educator) was born.

George Washington Carver 

100

He was released from prison after 27 years



Nelson Mandela
100

On March 16, 1995, what state was the last state to ratify the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution which abolished slavery.

Mississippi
100
Who was the first African American to patent the first fire escape ladder on May 7, 1878?
Joseph R. Winters
100
Who was the first African American to high jump seven feet on June 29, 1956?
Charles Everett Dumas
200

On January 23, 1977, the television miniseries began airing on ABC.

Roots
200

He won eight Grammy Awards on February 28, 1984.

Michael Jordan
200
On March 31, 1870 who cast the first vote after the 15th Amendment in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Thomas M. Peterson
200
On May 17, 1954,what was the case that the U.S. Supreme Court declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional? 

Brown v. Board of Education

200
Who was the first African American Winter Olympics' gold medalist in 2002?
Vonetta Flowers
300

On January 30, 1979, he was  named president of Ford Foundation

Franklin Thomas 

300

He was born in Tuckahoe, Maryland on February 28, 1984.

Fredrick Douglas 

300
On April 4, 1968, this civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
Martin Luther King, Jr
300
Who delivered the famous speech "Ain't I a Woman" at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio on May 29, 1851?
Sojourner Truth
300
On June 2, 1922, this African American actor was born in Memphis Tennessee.
Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Jr.
400

On January 25, 1980, this channel began broadcasting.

Black Entertainment Television (BET)
400

The first day of Negro History Week, later became Negro History Week became Black History Month originated by what historian?

Carter G. Woodson

400
On April 15, 1947, he became the first African American major league baseball player of the modern era.
Jackie Robinson
400

 Who was the first African American to graduate from the University of Alabama in 1965?

Vivian Malone

400
On March 7, 1965, the first Selma to Montgomery march ended when marchers were attacked by state ad local police at what bridge?
Edmund Pettus Bridge
500

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863?

President Abraham Lincoln
500
April 6, 1990, he became the first African American to reach the North Pole.
Matthew Henson
500
Who was the first African American to receive an Emmy Award on June 7, 1970? 
Gail Fisher
500
Who became the first African American United States Secretary of State on January 20, 2001?
Colin L. Powell