Women
Who was the first African American woman to win 3 gold medals in a single Olympic game?
Wilma Rudolph
America's first and finest astronomer. Born 1731 and died 1806. He loved to learn. His early interest in math made him a wise inventor when he decided to recreate a pocket watch he saw on a traveling salesman. He carved the 1st American watch made entirely of wood which ran perfectly for over 40 years.
Benjamin Banneker
This is a private Methodist historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1881. Though they have struggled in the past, their enrollment is 400 students and the college is now thriving.
Morris Brown College
The youngest and the first African American to win the Masters Golf tournament.
Tiger Woods
One of the most iconic Civil Rights activist of the 20th century. Born in Alabama in 1940. He was elected chairman of rhe Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1963. He helped organize the March on Washington in 1965. He played an important role in the Selma voting rights campaign. He marched from Selma to Montgomery on March 7 "Bloody Sunday" leading protesters across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
John Lewis
Who was the first African American female doctor in the United States?
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
A Black entrepreneur, founder of "Famous Amos" chocolate chip cookies.
Wallace "Wally" Amos
An HBCU in Atlanta, Georgia. This college was founded in 1881. It is a private, historically Black, women's liberal arts college presently with an enrollment of 2,420 students.
Spelman College
The first African American to win a Best Actor Oscar for Lillies of the Field in 1963.
Sidney Poitier
He used his skills as an orator and diplomat to influence American politics. As the Civil War developed, he was the one who convinced President Abraham Lincoln to free all enslaved people immediately so that they might enlist in the Union forces.
Frederick Douglas
Who was the first African American woman with a statue in the United States capital?
Sojouiner Truth
Louis Armstrong
Founded in 1867 and is an HBCU in Atlanta, Georgia. One of the nation's only Black private liberal arts colleges for men only.
Morehouse College
What was the Amendment to the Constitution that freed the slaves?
13th Amendment
He was the executive secretary for the NAACP from 1949 to 1977, making him the leader of one of the most powerful African American associations during the turbulent years of the Civil Rights Movement.
Roy Wilkins
Born 1917 in Rulevile, Mississippi. Died in 1977. She was a determined and couragous. She almost lost her life trying to register African Americans in the Deep South.
Fannie Lou Hamer
He wrote the Negro National Athem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing".
James Weldon Johnson
Founded in 1908 on the campus of Howard University. This organizations founders were among the fewer than 1,000 Negroes enrolled in higher education institutions in 1908. Their colors are Pink and Green.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Who was the first African American to see the North Pole?
Matthew Henson
He transformed the National Urban League from an employment service into a major civil rights organization. He was born in Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky.
Whitnwy M Young Jr.
She was the first African American female to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Toni Morrison
Born 1800 and died 1831. He was a powerful community leader who was dedicated to prayer and his religion. He was nicknamed "The Prophet" because of his prolithic vision.
Nat Turner
Founded on January 13, 1913 on the campus of Howard University by 22 collegiate women to promote academic excellence and provide assistance to those in need. This organization's colors are RED and WHITE.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
He was the first patriot to lose his life in the struggle for American Independence. He was born in Massachusett in 1723 and died on March 5, 1770 at the age of 47.
Crispus Attucks
One of the nation's most successful African American labor organizers. Born in Crescent City, Florida. He founded The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids in 1925 which was the first African American trade union.
A. Philip Randolph