What was the secret escape system Harriet Tubman led slaves through?
The Underground Railroad
100
These two sister became stars of women's tennis in the late 1990's.
Venus and Serena Williams
100
She was the first African-American woman to become a billonaire. (Not to mention own a TV station)
Oprah Winfrey
100
Who refused to leave her seat in front of the bus?
Rose Parks
100
What 1964 law declared that people must be treated fairly, no matter the color of their skin?
Civil Rights Act
200
What is the word for a person who worked to end slavery?
Abolitionist
200
This woman is known as the "Queen of Soul". She also sang at President Obama's inauguration.
Aretha Franklin
200
She was the first African American millionaire. She also started a black hair care company.
Madame C.J. Walker
200
WHo was the first African-American licensed pilot?
Bessie Coleman
200
She was President Bush's National Security Advisor and the first Black woman to become Secretary of State.
Condoleezza Rice
300
What year were the first Africans brought to an English colony?
1619
300
Actress, comedian, singer, songwriter, and activist starred in "The Color Purple" and "The Sister Act".
Whoopi Goldberg
300
Who was the first black woman senator?
Carol Moseley Braun
300
Who was the first black astronaut to walk in space?
Bernard Harris Jr.
300
What Civil Rights Group was started in 1909?
NAACP
400
At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?
a) one million
b) one trillion
c) 250,00
a) one million
400
This woman was the first African-American actress to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead in TV Movie " The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman." She also was in " The Rose Parks Story", "Diary of a Mad Black Woman", and "The Help"
Cicely Tyson
400
Who was the first African American singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House?
Marian Anderson
400
In 1988 she became the first black woman in space?
Dr. Mae Jemison
400
What special group of African-American Army soldier was formed in 1866?
Buffalo Soldiers
500
What was the first American Colony to abolish slavery?
Vermont
500
She was the first black woman elected to Congress, and became the first major party black candidate for President of the US.
Shirley Chisolm
500
What was the first black newspaper?
Freedom's Journal
500
Whose Air Force materials researcher invented and patented new lubricants used in NASA space missions?
John B. Christian
500
In what year did Brown versus the Board of Education of Topeka take place?