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Who said, “I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger”?
Who is Harriet Tubman
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
This man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father.
Who is Muhammad Ali
Who's famous quote is, “The time is always right to do what is right?”
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President for the Democratic nomination in 1972?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Who is Rosa Parks?
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Who is Beyonce Knowles
Who said, “Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise.”
Who is Maya Angelou
Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a US postage stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington
Which African American was elected President of the US in 2008?
Who is Barack Obama
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to advance justice for African Americans?
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Who became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987?
Who is Aretha Franklin
Which famous athlete said “Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong.”
Who is Muhammad Ali
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar? (Hint: Mammy)
Who is Hattie McDaniel
DAILY DOUBLE
Who was the first African American woman to be elected to the US Senate and the only female senator from Illinois in 1993?
Who is Carol Braun
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Who is Malcom X
Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in ‘Monster’s Ball’ in 2001?
Who is Halle Berry
What famous actor said, “I don’t want a Black History month. Black history is American history.”
Who is Morgan Freeman
Who was the first African American female host of a nationally syndicated daily talk show?
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as “facilities were equal”?
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson
What African American women’s rights activist gave a speech known as “Ain’t I a Woman?” at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in 1851?
Who is Sojourner Truth
Who made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990?
Who is George Washington Carver