African American
Women Pioneers
Women Pioneers
Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hattie McDaniel is the first African American to win an Academy Award. What role & movie did she win for?
Mammy, Gone With The Wind (1939)
She had to accept her award in a segregated hotel. Producers had to call in a favor in order for her to be allowed in the hotel.
What is the name of the all black female battalion sent over to fix the mail problem in WWII?
6888th Postal Battalion
What was the name of the first African American flying unit in the U.S. military?
Tuskegee Airmen
The actions of this courageous lady sparked the beginning of the American Civil Rights movement. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996
Rosa Parks
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
This legendary actor was the first African American male to win Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field
Sidney Poitier
In what year was the US Military integregated?
1948 by President Truman
What holiday was created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga?
Kwanzaa
What woman was known as the "Moses of her people" during the Civil War?
Harriet Tubman
"If there is no struggle, then there is no progress"
Frederick Douglass
This iconic actor is the only African American to win more than one 'acting' Oscar, one for his Best Supporting role in Glory (1990) & the other for Best Actor in Training Day (2002)
Denzel Washington
Who was the first black General in the US Military?
General Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?
Isabella Van Wagener was a famous African American abolitionist in the 1800's. What name is she better known as?
Sojourner Truth
"If not us, then who? If not now, then when?"
John Lewis
She won her Oscar in 2002 for her role in Monster's Ball, making her the first African American woman to win for Best Actress
Halle Berry
Who was the first black female general in the US Military?
BG Hazel Johnson-Brown
This amendment abolished slavery "within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
13th Amendment
On June 15, 1921, Bessie Coleman obtained something that no other African American woman ever had before. What was it?
An Airplane Pilot's License
“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership."
Colin Powell
This category has been won 6 times by an African American(s)
Best Original Song
Theme From Shaft/Isacc Hayes, Flashdance/Irene Cara, I Just Called to Say I Love You/Lionel Ritchie, Say You Say Me/Stevie Wonder, It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp/Three 6 Mafia, Glory/John Legend & Common
Name the all black infantry regiment during the Civil War that is famously brought to life in the epic movie Glory
54th Massachusetts Infantry
Led by COL Robert Shaw, they stormed Fort Wagner on James Island, SC in 1863.
Jan Ernst Matzeliger received a patent in 1883 for a 'lasting' invention. It made this product more affordable for everyone. What is the product?
Shoes