Historical Events
Passed in 1870 granting black citizens the right to vote?
15th Amendment
In what year did Barack Obama become president
2009
This Fresh Prince and, along with partner Jazzy Jeff, won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance?
Will smith
Born Sarah Breedlove, this inventor created specialized hair products for African-American hair?
Madam CJ Walker
The first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. He is perhaps best known for his work in founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Civil rights organization founded in 1909?
NAACP
Crispus Attucks became the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed in what became known as the Boston Massacre in what year?
1770
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first African-American performer to win an Academy Award—the film industry’s highest honor—for her portrayal of a loyal slave governess in Gone With the Wind.
African-American inventor who made key contributions to the development of the telephone, street car and more, also known as "Black Edison"
Granville Woods
Developed 300 derivative products from peanuts?
George Washington Carver
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Founded by educator and political leader Mary McLeod Bethune, this is the largest women’s organization?
What year was an entire city in Oklahoma was burned to the ground due to a racial disturbance and retaliation.
1921
Originating in Louisiana, this african-american musical form born out of the blues, ragtime and marching bands?
Jazz
African American inventor who obtain united states paten rights for her improvements to the ironing board
Sarah Boone
Became the first and only female Buffalo soldier in 1866. She would pose as a male for two years until a doctor discovered that she was a woman, which led to her immediate discharge?
Cathay Williams
Tice Davids, a runaway slave from Kentucky, was the inspiration for the first usage of this term?
Underground Railroad
Stono Rebellion in South Carolina became the largest slave revolt in colonial America in what year?
1739
The trio of Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross were part of a group called the Primettes, which is now known as?
The Supremes
African American inventor most noted for her development of the sanitary belt
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner
Survived three assassination attempts during her campaign for the Democratic nomination for the United States presidency in 1972?
Shirley Chisholm
Created in 1926 by Carter G Woodson which is now celebrated known as Black History Month?
Negro History Week
First blacks to settle in Alabama were Moors that arrived with the Spanish in what year?
1540
The first African American to reach #1 on the Billboard charts and the first African American to host his own television show?
Nat King cole
The physician responsible for America’s first major blood banks
Charles Richard Drew
A tailor in New York City, is credited with being the first African American to hold a U.S. patent?
Thomas L Jennings