Cheyney University
in Pennsylvania
What is the name of first Historically Black College
The first African American to play major league baseball.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
This couple is known as the founders of Friendship Cemetery in Newall Oklahoma.
Who is Ison and Arnette (Edwards) Williams?
This person is credited for organizing the universal Negro Association in New York in 1911 and advocated a back to African movement.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
After continuing to experience discrimination at St. George’s Methodist Episcopal Church, the free African Society establish this.
What is the AME Church?
Augustus Jackson is known for this invention.
What is Ice Cream?
Spelman
Hampton
Howard
Florida A&M
Morehouse College
Xavier
Tuskegee University
What are Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The first African American to win an Academy Award.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
The roots of the Alexander/ William family is located in this small Texas town.
What is Paris Texas?
This family member was the first and youngest African American male to serve as Page to the former Oklahoma State legislator, Cleeta John Rogers.
Who is James Holloway?
This person was the first family member to serve as Bishop of the Church of the Living God. In 1929, he and his wife opened and operated an orphanage in Athens Texas.
Who is Bishop AB Williams?
This family member was the first African American CEO of the Texas Girl Scout Council. She implemented the girl scout beyond bars program which was featured in a national documentary.
Who is Etta R. Moore?
This 34 year old Black female scientist leads the COVID vaccine research.
Who is Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett?
He was the first Black to join the PGA tour.
Who was Charlie Gifford?
This William’s sibling owned and operated a hotel in Oklahoma City bearing his name on this location.
What is Second Street or Deep Duce?
He was elected the first Black member of the U.S. House of Representatives on October 19, 1879.
Who was Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina?
Known for traveling over 2,000 miles and preaching 178 sermons in one year, she was the the first female preacher in the AME Church.
Who was Jarene Lee?
This person was awarded 16 patterns for his inventions of the fountain pin, bag fasteners, a hand stamp, electric railway devise, an electric railway switch and the edge cutter found on aluminum foil, cling wrap and wax paper boxes.
Who was William B. Purvis?
This female family member is the first published and PHD clinical psychologist in the William's family.
Who is Matara Wright?
This family member was featured a soloist on the released album “Ain’t Got Time to Die".
Who is Norris Williams?
This 0U law school alumnus, and OU law school assistant dean of student, received the Major General Douglas O. Dollar Award during the OKC Military Hall of Fame ceremony.
Who is Colonel Stanley L. Evans?
This Black Republican politician and business man serves as the junior State Senator for South Carolina.
Who is Timothy Scott?
The youngest daughter of Isom and Arnette Williams, began her ministry under the leadership of her brother, Bishop AB Williams. She is know for her national evangelistic ministry, birthing churches throughout the United States.
Who is Katherine Williams?
Mistletoe Shoe RebuilderThisfamily member owned and operated the only black business in downtown Oklahoma City.
Who is Oren A. Johnson?
The original name of this school was
“Oklahoma Agricultural and Normal University.
What is Langston University?
This family member is the only African American snowing boarding photographer in the world, and his work has been featured in national magazines.
Who is Stanley Evans II?
This family member was a seamstress for these entertainers: James Brown, Archie Bell and the Drells, The Temptations, and the Four tops.
Who is Bernadette (Faine) Rochell?
The only accredited Black American war correspondent in world war 1.
Who was Ralph Waldo Tyler?
The pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, is the the first African American from Georgia to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
Who is Raphael Warnock?
This person compiled and disseminated the only written concise document of the William /Alexander
Who is Dorothy M. Page, 1988?