African American Firsts
Who was the first African American President?
Barack Obama
Muhammad Ali
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Rosa Parks
Who was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Name 3 African American rappers with "Lil" in their name
Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Jon, Lil Kim, Lil Durk....
Who was the first Black woman to win a gold medal in the 2012 Olympics for Gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas
Known as the princess of R&B, this female singer died in an airplane crash off the coast of the Bahamas
Aaliyah
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
Brown v. Board of Education
What popular television show, which originally aired from 1990 to 1996, starred Will Smith as a street-smart teenager from Philadelphia living with his wealthy relatives in Los Angeles?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA)
Tiger Woods
Which 14 year old African American kid was accused of whistling at a white woman and as a result lynched?
Emmet Till
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Malcolm X
This amendment to the constitution abolished slavery?
The 13th amendment
What does "HBCU" stand for?
"Historically Black College and University"
Who was the first black female TV show host?
Who made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990?
George Washington Carver
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Martin Luther King Jr.
This South African leader spent 27 years in prison for fighting against apartheid (which is South Africa’s institutionalized system of white supremacy and racial segregation).
Nelson Mandela
Who said "The time is always right to do what is right"?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
Lauryn Hill
Who was the first female African American self made millionaire?
Madame CJ Walker
Who was the Black American civil rights activist who organized the Little Rock Nine, a group of Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957?
Daisy Bates
In what year was interracial marriage legalized throughout the USA?
1967 (June 12th)
Who made history for being the first rap song to win a Grammy for song and record of the year in 2019?