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100

This person was the first black woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice

Ketanji Brown

100

This person was the first African American to be appointed as a Supreme Court Justice in the U.S.

Thurgood Marshall

100

LeBron James has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, L.A. Lakers, and this "Magic City" team.

Miami Heat

100

Denzel Washington played Coach Herman Boone in this movie.

Remember the Titans

100

This park is the nation's first public park solely devoted to Dr. King featuring a bronze statue of him and a granite water monument.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Gardens

200

Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to hold this particular license.

Pilot

200

Virgil Abloh was best known for being the artistic director of this luxury fashion brand specializing in high-end leather goods.

Louis Vuitton

200

On February 3, 2008, Mike Carey was the first black referee in this NFL sporting event.

The Super Bowl

200

Annalise Keating, played by Viola Davis, is an attorney in this fictional legal drama series.

How to Get Away with Murder

200

This school is responsible for establishing the first nursing school in NC for African American students

Saint Augustine's University

300

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings is an autobiography by this American author and poet.

Maya Angelou

300

Barack Obama was senator of this state before his presidency.

Illinois

300

In February of 2002, this Williams sister ascended to #1 in the Women’s Tennis Association, making her the first African-American woman to do so in the Open era

Venus Williams

300

This singer is otherwise known as "The Queen of Soul"

Aretha Franklin

300

This University was the first college in the nation to offer a four-year medical program.

Shaw University

400

Madame C.J. Walker became America's first self-made female millionaire in 1910 by creating, manufacturing and selling these products.

Beauty and hair products for black women

400

In 1964, this man was the Youngest African American to win a Nobel Prize at age 35.

Martin Luther King Jr.

400

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in the MLB at first base for this major league team.

Brooklyn Dodgers

400

This actress was the first black actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Halle Berry

400

During segregation, this 37-acre park was opened as a recreational facility for the city’s African American residents.

John Chavis Memorial Park 

500

Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a public bus happened in this year.

1955

500

This American educator, author and orator was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp.

Booker T. Washington

500

Muhammad Ali was formally known by this name, his birth name.

Cassius Clay

500

This Grammy winning artist became a judge upon the revival of American Idol in 2018.

Lionel Richie

500

Anchored by the Beacon of Freedom, this park features 20 “Voices of Freedom” inscribed along its walkways and opened in August of 2023.

Freedom Park