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100

Who was the first American woman elected to the US Congress

Shirley Chisholm

200

Professional basketball player who was the all-time scoring leader in the history Of the NBA

Let Alcindor “Kareem Abdul-jabber”

300

Conducted agricultural research and experiments and develop various different products using peanuts and sweet potatoes

George Washington Carver

400

Jazz trumpet player and singer who was one of the most original and influential figures and musical pioneers in the history of jazz music; his nicknames include “Pops” & “Satchmo”

Louis armstrong

500

Novelist, author, poet, playwright, newspaper columnist social activist and one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance in New York City

Langston Hughes

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100

Who is currently listed at number one on Comedy Central’s list of all time greatest stand-up comedians?

Richard Pryor

200

First self made millionaire in the United States

Madame CJ Walker

300

First female inducted into the {rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame}

Aretha Franklin

400

First African American president of South Africa and the 

First black to be elected in the South Africa in a fully representative, democratic election 

Nelson Mandela 

500

An activist in The Civil Rights Movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott

Rosa parks

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100

Abolitionist, humanitarian, And a spy for the union (north) I’ll get up during the American Civil War leader of the underground railroad

Harriet tubman

200

First African-American to earn a doctorate PhD from Harvard 

Cofounder of the national Association for the advancement of colored people

WEB DuBois

300

1st African American {supreme court justice}

Thurgood marshall

400

Leader of the abolitionist movement to end slavery and also a leader of the women’s rights movement 

Isabella Baumfree “sojourner truth”

500

1st African American to be elected to Congress United States {Senator} that represented Mississippi 

Hiram Rhodes Revels

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100

First African-American to play professional major league baseball

Jackie Robinson

200

Professional boxer generally regarded as one of the best/greatest heavyweight champions in the history of boxing

cassius Clay

“Muhammad Ali”

300

Author of the book “Roots: The Saga of an American family”

Alex haley

400

Singer, guitarist, songwriter and one of the original pioneers of Rock-n-Roll

Chuck Berry

500

Civil rights leader and activist who fought for equality and equal rights for all people, regardless of race, color, ethnicity or religion

 Martin Luther king Jr.

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100

Social reformer national leader of the abolitionist in this movement well-known and respected author in public speaker

Frederick Douglass

200

Track and field athlete who won (4) gold medals at the 1936 summer Olympics in Berlin Germany

Jesse Owens

300

1st American female to win (3) gold medals in Track & field during a single { Olympic Games}

Wilma Rudolph 

400

1st African American [President of the United States]

Barack Obama 

500

Record producer and original founder of the Motown Record Label Corporation

Berry Gordy