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100
Who was the first African-American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
100
Which famous female abolitionist stated "I freed a thousand slaves. I could of freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves."
Who is Harriet Tubman
100
This actress, singer, and author studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest-roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in the movie Baby Boy in 2001, In 2015, she began playing a star role on a popular Fox drama series.
Who is Taraji Penda Henson
100
This 14-year-old African-American male was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after a white woman said she was offended by him in her family's grocery store. The brutality of his murder and the fact that his killers were acquitted drew attention to the long history of violent persecution of African Americans in the United States.
Who is Emmett Till
100
This singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Throughout her career, she has sold an estimated 100 million records as a solo artist, and around 60 million records as the lead singer of an R & B group, making her one of the best-selling music artists in history.
Who is Beyoncé Knowles
200
Who was the first African-American woman millionaire (hint: she developed and marketed beauty products for Black women)?
Who is Madam C. J. Walker
200
Which famous politician stated "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we see."
Who is President Barack Obama
200
This actor, producer, and rapper, has been called "the most powerful actor in Hollywood." For his performances as boxer Muhammad Ali in Ali and stockbroker Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness, he received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Who is Will Smith
200
These laws were established in the South beginning in the late 19th century which prevented African-Americans from using the same public facilities as whites as well as living in many of the same towns or attending the same schools.
What are Jim Crow laws
200
This rapper, singer, and record producer from Chicago began to gain recognition following the release of his second mixtape. In May of 2016, he released his third mixtape, Coloring Book, which earned him three Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album.
Who is Chance the Rapper
300
Who was the first African-American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell
300
Which famous minister and activist stated, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
300
This African-American actress won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball. As of 2018, she is the only Black woman to have won the award.
Who is Halle Berry
300
In 1954, the civil rights movement gained momentum when this landmark United States Supreme Court case ruling declared that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. the Board of Education
300
The rapper and actor signed his first major-label record deal in 1999. His sixth album, Paper Trail, became his most successful project, with the album being certified gold for first-week sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.
Who is T.I.
400
Who was the first African-American to run for president?
Who is Shirley Chisolm
400
Which famous Black leader who organized the first important Black Nationalist movement stated, "A people without knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots."
Who is Marcus Garvey
400
This comedian, actor, producer, and director started his career as a stand-up comic and appearing in small film roles. He gained wider prominence as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s. He then went on to more prominent film roles, and a series of acclaimed comedy specials for HBO.
Who is Chris Rock
400
Who are the nine black students that arrived at Central High School to begin classes in September of 1957 but were instead met by the Arkansas National Guard and a threatening mob.
Who is the Little Rock Nine
400
This rapper, poet, and actor was born in New York, yet grew up in Baltimore. He began his career as a roadie, backup dancer and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground, eventually branching off as a solo artist. He has been recognized by BET as one of the most influential rappers of all time.
Who is Tupac Amaru Shakur
500
Who was the first African-American to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court?
Who is Thurgood Marshall
500
Which famous poet and civil rights activist said, "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."
Who is Maya Angelou
500
This actor, director, and producer has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: one which was Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime, thriller Training Day. In his most recent film in 2016, he served as a director and co-starred with Viola Davis.
Who is Denzel Washington
500
Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights activists witnessed the signing of this piece of legislation. This law guaranteed equal employment for all, limited the use of voter literacy tests and allowed federal authorities to ensure that public facilities were integrated.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
500
This rapper, dancer and record producer embarked on her music career with all-female R&B group in the early 1990s and later worked on projects for Aaliyah, 702, Total, and SWV. Following several collaborations and guest appearances, she launched her solo career in 1997 with her debut album Supa Dupa Fly.
Who is Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott