This law was a state and local law in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 which showed segregation of public schools, public places, and public transportation
What is Jim Crow Laws
100
This former record executive is the founder of Motown Records
Who is Berry Gordy
100
Barack Obama officially took office as president on this day
What is January 20, 2009
100
Sojourner Truth was the first black woman to be honored with a bust in this famous government building
What is the U.S. Capitol
200
In 1966, Dr. Maulana Karenga invented this African American holiday
What is Kwanzaa
200
This act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, including racial segregation
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
200
This Musician, conductor, producer, arranger, composer, and film composer is responsible for producing the best selling album Thriller
Who is Quincy Jones
200
This major league baseball player was the first African American to play professional baseball in 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Who is Jackie Robinson
200
Birthplace of The Civil Rights Movement.
What is Montgomery, Alabama?
300
Although people credit Thomas Edison with the invention of the light bulb, he could only burn a bulb for a few minutes until I developed the process for making carbon filament
Who is Lewis Latimer
300
These laws were unofficial laws put in place in the United States to limit the basic human rights and civil liberties of blacks
What is Black Codes
300
This African American holds the record for the best selling album
Who is Michael Jackson
300
I was the first female in San Francisco in 1942 to become a cable car conductor.
Who is Maya Angelo
300
Following New York at #1 and Florida at #2; at 2,468,870, this state is currently ranked as having the third highest population of African Americans
What is Georgia
400
Garrett Augustus Morgan invented the 3 way automatic sign which was the precursor to this modern day invention
What is the traffic light
400
This act of 1965 is a landmark piece of national legislation in the United States that outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S.
What is the Voting Rights of 1965
400
This Funk and Soul legend stopped what could have been a riot at one of his concerts the day after Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination in Boston, Massachusetts on April 5, 1968
Who is James Brown
400
In which decade was the first African American male star apart of a network television show?
What is the 1950's (The Nat King Cole Show)
400
Birthplace of famous black poet Langston Hughes
What is Joplin, Missouri
500
I patented the first fire extinguisher
Who is Thomas J. Martin
500
This executive order proclaimed the freedom of 3.1 million of the nation's 4 million slaves, and immediately freed 50,000 of them, with the rest freed as Union armies advanced
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
500
This Jazz musician is the first African American to win a Grammy Award in 1958
Who is Count Basie
500
In 1980 Robert L Johnson established the first own television channel for black audience.
What is the name of this network?
What is Black Entertainment Television (BET)
500
The Airmen(1941-1946), George Washington Carver, and Booker T. Washington are all legends of this area of Macon County, Alabama