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He was the first African American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He received it for having arranged a cease-fire between Israelis and Arabs during the war which followed the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.
Who Ralph Bunche
Who said, "“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison, first African-American female astronaut
She was the inventor of the home security system in 1966, along with her husband Albert Brown
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown
Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, this College is the oldest historically black college for women in America
What is Spelman College
She is widely regarded as the first African American to gain international acclaim as a professional opera singer.
Who is Leontyne Price
He was the first black head coach to win the Super Bowl (with the Colts' victory over the Bears in 2007).
Who is Tony Dungy
Who said "“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.”
Who is Coretta Scott King
He was an American inventor and patent draftsman for the patents of the incandescent light bulb
Who is Lewis Howard Latimer
This historically black college in the heart of the District of Columbia, Required courses for curriculum include Afro-American studies.
What Howard University
This Mathematician was one of a small group of African American women who worked as aeronautical engineers, called "human computers," at NASA during the Space Age.
Who is Mary Jackson
Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington
Who said “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged birdthat cannot fly.”
Who is Langston Hughes
With only an elementary school education, this Black inventor is responsible for the 3way traffic light
Who is Garrett Morgan
This University located in Louisiana is a private institution that was founded in 1915.
What is Xavier University
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?
Who is Madame CJ Walker
He was the first African American to travel into space when the space shuttle Challenger lifted off on its third mission.
Who is Colonel Guion S. Bluford
Who said “In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.”
Who is Thurgood Marshall, first African American U.S. Supreme Court member
If your refrigerator has any produce from your local grocery store, then you can credit African American inventor
Who is Frederick McKinley Jones
This university founded in 1881 was the first to create a nursing baccalaureate program in the state of Alabama
What is Tuskegee University
This Actress and radio performer became the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940, for her supporting role in 'Gone With the Wind.'
Who is Hattie McDaniel
In 1958 she was the first African American female to win a Grammy. She went on to win a total of thirteen Grammy Awards.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
Who said “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
Who is Nelson Mandela
She became the first female African American medical doctor to receive a medical patent when she invented a laser cataract treatment device called a Laserphaco Probe in 1986
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath
This University is a private institution that was founded in 1868,here students must follow a dress code that prohibits certain fashions on campus
What is Hampton University