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This actor was born in 1948 and is known for his roles as Nick Fury in Avengers and as Coach Carter
Who is Samuel L. Jackson
This baseball player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This activist was known for her role in the underground railroad and freeing slaves from the south
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This civil rights leader delivered his iconic ’I have a Dream’ speech in Washington DC in 1963
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
This woman’s refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955 laws to the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who is Rosa Parks?
This vocalist is well known for her voice and releasing A Natural Woman and Respect
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This pioneer of African-Americans in the National Basketball Association led the Boston Celtics to 11 Championships
Who is Bill Russel?
This famous Louisville heavyweight champ is known for his humor on the mic, his technique and his political activism
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This was the First African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This African-American scientist and inventor is known for discovering hundreds of uses for peanuts
Who is George Washington Carver
This actor was born in 1954 and is known for his roles as Malcom X, Alonzo Harris in training day and in Troy Maxson in Fences
Who is Denzel Washington?
This African-American was the first player to play in an NBA game
Who is Earl Lloyd?
This girl is known for her bravery as she resisted racism and was the first African-American student to attend school in Louisiana after desegregation
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. became the first African-American woman to run for U.S. President as a major party candidate
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This form of protest had a prominent role in the 1960s. These demonstrations consisted of students and other activists sitting at diners and other restaurants and not leaving until they were served
What is a sit-in?
This famous Detroit based vocal group had members such as Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross
Who are the Supremes?
This football player is the first African-American quarterback to win a Super Bowl
Who is Doug Williams?
This African-American was killed during the Boston Massacre and is considered one of the first martyrs in the American Revolutionary War
Who is Crispus Attucks
In 1896, this Supreme Court case established the doctrine of "separate but equal," upholding racial segregation.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This is the oldest HBCU in America and was founded in Pennsylvania in 1837
What is Cheyney University
She was the first African-America to win a Grammy
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
This basketball player was the first African-American to play basketball at the University of Kentucky
Who is Tom Payne?
These were the first two congressmen elected in 1870 (just mention one for credit)
Who is Hiram Revels and Joseph Rainey?
In 1940, this African American singer made history as the first Black person to perform at the Metropolitan Opera.
Who is Marian Anderson?
This Harlem Renessaince writer is famous for writing ‘There Eyes Were Watching God’ and Of ‘Mules and Men’
Who is Zora Neale Hurtson