Firsts
Who was the first African American woman to travel to space under NASA?
Mae Jemison
Who is the Vice President of the United States?
How old was Katherine Johnson when she went to high school?
10 years old
Who was the first African American to win Wimbledon?
Althea Gibson
Who wrote “The Hill We Climb”?
Amanda Gorman
How many products from peanuts did George Washington Carver create?
325
Who was honored with “the first lady of civil rights” by the United States Congress?
Rosa Parks
Who had a concert to raise money for the civil rights movement?
Coretta Scott King
How many products from sweet potatoes did George Washington Carver create?
108
Who started the first Black Catholic school in the US?
Mother Mary Lange
Who received the Roosevelt Medal in 1939?
George Washington Carver
How old was Ruby Bridges when she went to school?
6 years old
Who was the first African-American to receive a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Shirley Ann Jackson
Who was honored with “the first lady of civil rights” by the United States Congress?
Rosa Parks
Who was accepted into Stanford University at 16?
Mae Jemison