What is the first American colony to abolish slavery?
100
Washington D.C., August 28, 1963
When and where did Martin Luther King Jr. make his "I Have a Dream" speech?
100
This engineer inventor patented an oiling device, which allowed machines to remain in motion while being lubricated. His device revolutionized the machine industry.
Who was Elijah McCoy?
100
Rosa Parks
Who refused to give up her seat, thereby beginning the integration movement in the South?
100
The Cosby Show
What Black family had a doctor for a father and a lawyer for a mother and lived in New York during the 1980s?
200
Freedom's Journal
What is the first Black newspaper?
200
Greensboro, NC
Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter?
200
W.E.B. DuBois
What African American male developed the theory of the "Talented Tenth"?
200
Abraham Lincoln
What president signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
200
99
How many problems does Jay-Z have?
300
Sgt. William H. Carney, 54th Massachusetts Infantry
Who was the first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor?
300
Boston University
Where did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. get his doctorate?
300
A poem, "The Lady of the Lake"
Where did Frederick Douglass get his last name?
300
Black men were granted the right to vote
What did the 15th amendment do?
300
The Great Migration
What was it called when Black families left the south and moved North for better opportunities?
400
Bernard Harris, Jr.
Who was the first Black astronaut to walk in space?
400
Audubon Ballroom (before speaking)
Where was Malcolm X killed?
400
Mediating an end to an Arab-Israeli conflict
For what did Ralph Bunche win the Nobel Peace Prize?
400
Lift Every Voice and Sing
What song is known as the "Black National Anthem"?
400
Bayard Rustin
What is the name of the man who planned all the strategy for MLK's March on Washington but had to step down because he was gay?
500
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first African American Supreme Court justice?
500
Ulster County, New York
Where was Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) born?
500
Poll tax made illegal
How did the 24th amendment advance the cause of civil rights?
500
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first Black player to play professional baseball in the Major Leagues?
500
Tyra Banks
Who is the media mogul that began as a fashion model and expanded her media empire to include television, movies, music and more?