Nineteenth Amendment
This state was the first to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment
What is Wisconsin?
Who was Joe Louis?
His proposal that Congress consider civil rights legislation culminated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who was John F. Kennedy?
Ed Bradley was a member of what news team?
What is 60 Minutes?
The first rap song to achieve commercial success was “Rapper‟s Delight.” What was the name of the group who recorded this single in 1979?
What is The Sugar Hill Gang?
Dr. Mae Jemison was the first female black astronaut. What was the name of the space shuttle that took her and her crew members into space in 1992?
What is Endeavor?
This man was President of the United States when the Nineteenth Amendment was passed
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
Jackie Robinson played for this team in 1947
Who is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
What attorney argued the case Abbington v Board of Education of Louisville resulting in Louisville School Board agreeing to cease teacher salary discrimination if Ms. Abbington agreed to drop her lawsuit?
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
The name of Eddie Murphy first movie which grossed over 100 million dollars and propelled him into movie stardom?
What is 48 Hours?
Award-winning recording/performing/video artist who recorded the platinum album called The Comfort Zone?
Who is Vanessa Williams?
Who was the first Black American to pilot a space shuttle mission?
Who is Major Frederick D. Gregory?
This Senator from California formally introduced the constitutional amendment in January 1878.
Who was Aaron A. Sargent?
This boxer was defeated by Muhammad Ali on February 25, 1964 to win the heavyweight title?
Who was Sonny Liston?
This state was the first to abolish slavery
What is Vermont?
By 2002, revenues for black-owned businesses rose to what amount, accounting for 5% of all nonfarm businesses in the United States?
What is $88.6B
In 2001, for what film did Denzel Washington become the second African American man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
In 1909, what black explorer accompanied Admiral Robert Peary to the North Pole?
Who was Matthew Henson?
On this date, the Nineteenth Amendment was passed by Congress
What is June 4, 1919?
She was a forward who scored 47 points in the final game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament in 1993. She led Texas Tech to the national championship. Who is she?
Who is Sheryl Swoopes?
What civil rights leader was co-founder of the NAACP and the Pan-African Movement?
Who was W.E.B. DuBois?
In 1910 about fifty percent of black labor force was employed in what industry?
What is Agriculture?
American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer who was the leader of the first Black American band to play in Carnegie Hall
Who was William "Count" Basie?
What Black American became General John C. Freemont's chief scout in 1848?
Who was James Beckwourth?
This organization was founded in 1869 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
What was the National Women's Suffrage Association (NWSA)?
The first African American NBA head coach from Kentucky, Bernie Bickerstaff coached what team from 1985-1990?
Who were the Seattle SuperSonics?
What New York City neighborhood was known as the “Negro capital of the world”?
What is Harlem?
In 1991, what became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange?
What is BET (Black Entertainment Television)?
Artist who recorded the songs, “I Will Always Love You, ”The Greatest Love of All”, and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”?
Who was Whitney Houston?
What was the first Black American astronaut to fly in space?
Who is Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford, Jr?