Who was the first African American car manufacturer in 1916?
Frederick Douglass Patterson
100
What Supreme Court decision upheld the “separate but equal” doctrine and began the age of Jim Crow in 1896?
Plessy vs Ferguson
100
What year was the civil rights organization – the NAACP founded?
1909
100
The history of Black America began when a ship carrying 20 Blacks landed in...
Jamestown,Virginia
100
Who won Grammy awards for Best Male R&B Vocal, Best Song Written for TV or a Movie, and Best R&B song for “I Believe I Can Fly” from the movie Space Jam in 1998?
R. Kelly
200
Who was the first Black late-night show host in history?
Arsenio Hall
200
Which amendment to the US Constitution made slavery illegal?
The 13th Amendment
200
The Freedom's Journal was the name of the first Black newspaper, when was it published?
1827
200
Which European nation was the first to stop trading African slaves to the United States in 1794?
France
200
In 1897 Alfred L. Cralle invented and patented a device that helps to make the perfect scoop for your ice cream cone and ice cream sundaes; what was his invention?
The ice cream scooper
300
Who is the Albany, Georgia native that is known as the “Father of Gospel Music”?
Thomas Dorsey
300
In 2002, Vonetta Flowers was the firs Black gold medalist in history of the Winter Olympic Games in what event?
Bobsledding
300
Rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince won the first rap Grammy for the hit single “Parents Just Don’t Understand” in what year?
1989
300
What was the only Southern state to permit slave enlistments in the military in 1780?
Maryland
300
Who was the first Black woman federal judge?
Constance Motley
400
Who is the “Queen of Funk Soul” singing lesson that is also known for singing the theme song to the popular educational show Reading Rainbow?
Chaka Kahn
400
What was the item commonly used and seen in restaurants that J. Robinson patented in February 1st, 1887?
The dinner pail food carrier (the "To-Go" box)
400
What year was the 13th Amendment ratified (approved) causing slavery to be abolished (stopped)?
1865
400
In 1777, it became the first colony to make slavery illegal.
Vermont
400
What is the name of the first African-American president elected to office?
President Barak Obama
500
Who is the “Queen of Funk Soul” singing lesson that is also known for singing the theme song to the popular educational show Reading Rainbow?
Chaka Kahn
500
What African-American genre of music developed from blues, ragtime, and second-line bands in Louisiana?
Jazz
500
Dr. Carter G. Woodson announced the institution of celebrating Negro History which coincided with Lincoln’s and Fredrick Douglass’ birthdays in February of what year?
(This later expanded to be recognized as Black History Month.)
1926
500
What was the name of the Birmingham church that was bombed causing the death of the four Black girls that were inside?
Sixteen Street Baptist Church
500
What amendment to the US Constitution made African Americans citizens?