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The first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1955.
Marian Anderson
100
Formerly named Cassius Clay before he converted to Islam.
Muhammad Ali.
100
The second African American ever elected governor of a U.S. state.
Deval Patrick.
100
He patented the lubricating cup for steam engines in 1872.
Elijah J. McCoy.
100
She was an investigator and organizer for the Alabama NAACP.
Rosa Parks.
200

Her 1959 play, A Raisin in the Sun, was the first play by an African American woman to be performed on Broadway.

Lorraine Hansberry
200
In 1996 this person became the first African American to win an individual Olympic gymnastics medal. 
Dominique Dawes.
200
He was only the fifth black U.S. senator in history.
Barack Obama.
200
He was the first head of the department of zoology at Howard University and discovered the importance of the cell surface in the development of organisms. 
Ernest Everett Just.
200
He was the first African American to win the Master's Golf Tournament.
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods.
300

Her most famous novel, written in black Southern dialect was Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937).

Zora Neal Hurston
300
The owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. 
Michael Jordan. 
300
Served two terms in the U.S. Senate representing Massachusetts.
Edward Brooke.
300
She tied the record for most consecutive weeks as the No. 1 ranked player in the world: 186 weeks. 
Serena Williams.
400
Her dancing, singing, and costumes during performances made her an icon of the 1920's Jazz Age.
Josephine Baker.
400
In 2006, this person became the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in the Winter Olympics, winning the 1000m speed skating event. 
Shani Davis.
400

In 1903 he published his most well-known book, The Souls of Black Folk.

W.E.B DuBois
400
He was the only African American tennis player to win the men's singles tennis title at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, or Australian Open.
Arthur Ashe.
500

Annie Allen and Maud Martha are two of her most well-known works, focused on her experiences growing up in Chicago. 

Gwendolyn Brooks. 
500
She set an American gymnastics record for most golds won in a single Olympics. 
Simone Biles. 
500
She was the first black woman to become U.S. Attorney General in 2014.
Loretta Lynch.
500
They were the first two black coaches to meet in the Superbowl. 
Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy.