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He was the first African American to receive a dental degree in the United States
What is Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman
100
He was the first black person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
What is Dr. Ralph Bunche
100
These were the laws that regulated the lives of former slaves after the Civil War
What is Jim Crow
100
She wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
What is Maya Angelou
100
She was the first black female astronaut
What is Mae Jemison
200
During the Civil War, she served as the first black army nurse
What is Susie King Taylor
200
She was the first black person to receive an Academy Award
What is Hattie McDaniel
200
He was the first black man to reach the North Pole
What is Matthew Henson
200
Perhaps best known for his poetry, he also wrote novels, plays, and children's books.
What is Langston Hughes
200
He was the first African American in space
What is Col. Guy Bluford
300
She was the first Black woman doctor to lead a team in open-heart surgery
What is Dr. Myra Adele Logan
300
She was the first African American to receive a Tony award
What is Juanita Hall
300
He was known as the "Black Edison" and invented improvements to the third rail used in subway systems
What is Granville T. Woods
300
She was the youngest person ever and first African American to be named poet laureate in 1993
What is Rita Dove
300
This space shuttle astronaut was the first African American to walk in space
What is Bernard Harris
400
In 1973, he became the first black ear, nose, and throat specialist
What is Dr. Herman J. Mallnie, III
400
In 1993, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to the advancement of women and under-represented minorities in science
What is Jewell Plummer Cobb
400
He was a pioneer in blood plasma and headed the "Plasma for Britain" program as well as the American Red Cross New York Blood Bank.
What is Dr. Charles Drew
400
An American author, poet, and activist. She has written both fiction and essays about race and gender.
What is Alice Walker
400
This U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeon monitored astronaut John Glenn's vital signs as he orbited the earth in 1962.
What is Vance Marchanks
500
She was an ophthalmologist who revolutionized cataract surgery by inventing a laser device to remove cataracts.
What is Dr. Patricia E. Bath
500
She was the first African American to win a Pulitzer prize
What is Gwendolyn Brooks
500
He is the African American bicycle racer known as the Black Cyclone
What is Marshall "Major" Taylor
500
She is the author of "A Raisin in the Sun"
What is Lorraine Hansberry
500
She has calculated the trajectories for the missions that have made America the leader in space exploration in her 33-year career with NASA
What is Katherine Johnson