Historic Black Women
Who was the first Black millionaire?
Madame C. J. Walker
Who invented the gas mask and the traffic light?
Garrett Morgan
Who is considered the "Father of Black History"?
Carter G. Woodson
What famous African American boxer won the heavyweight title 3 times?
Muhammad Ali
Who was a modern dance pioneer that started a dance company?
Who founded a Black University in Florida and advised 5 United States presidents?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Who invented the clothes dryer?
George T. Sampson
Who is the greatest Black philanthropist in U.S. history?
Oprah Winfrey
Who was the first Black quarterback to win the Super Bowl?
Doug Williams
What African American wrote the play "A Raisin in the Sun"?
Lorraine Hansberry
What tennis player has won the most singles titles of anyone in history?
Serena Williams
Who invented the stethoscope?
Thomas Carrington
Who is the first African American man to win an Oscar for Best Actor?
Sidney Poitier
Who was the first Black man to win the US open?
Arthur Ashe
Who was the most finacially successful Black painter in history?
Jean Michael-Basquiat
Who was one of the first abolitionists and women's rights advocates?
Sojourner Truth
Who helped create the first personal computer?
Mark Dean
Who recited "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's inauguration?
Maya Angelou
Who holds the record of 100 points scored in an NBA game?
Wilt Chamberlin
What Black man was known as the "Father of Russian Literature"?
Alexander Pushkin
Who was the first Black newspaper woman in North America?
Mary Cary
Who was a pioneer in the field of insect behavior?
Charles Henry Turner
What leading Black author wrote the book "Native Son"?
Richard Wright
Who is the first Black woman to play tennis in the US national Championship?
Althea Gibson
What Black man made a system for learning to play the guitar?
Justin Hollan