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In this year the Civil Rights Act was signed by President Johnson.
What is 1964?
100
This person was the first African American Major League Baseball Player.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
100
He delivered the "I have a Dream" Speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
100
She is currently the wealthiest African American.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
100
This is the medical device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the beating of the heart.
What is a Pacemaker?
200
In this year Jesse Owens won four gold medals in Berlin, Germany.
What is 1936?
200
He was the first African American to receive a major US government appointment in 1877.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
200
He was a former leader of the Nation of Islam. In 1964, he renounced the group and their stance on civil right issues. In 1965, he was killed by members of the Nation of Islam.
Who is Malcolm X?
200
He is the current record holder for the most NBA MVP awards.
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
200
He developed hundreds of applications for farm products. Well known for his work with peanuts and sweet potatoes.
Who is George Washington Carver?
300
Spanning from the 1920s to the mid-1930s this period was known for kindling a new black cultural identity through literature, music and intellectual thought. Hint: The epicenter of this movement was in New York
What is The Harlem Renaissance?
300
This was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize Award winner.
Who is Ralph J. Bunche?
300
This Civil Rights leader called for women to "unite and form a solid block of women power to fight the three great evils of racism, poverty and war". She received the International Gandhi Peace Prize from the Indian government in 2004.
Who is Coretta Scott King?
300
She was the first African American to win an oscar. Hint: She won in 1940.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
300
He was a mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor. He contributed to the establishing the original boundaries of Washington DC.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
400
On February 19th of this year, the Army Air Corps’ all African American 100th Pursuit Squadron, later designated a fighter squadron, was activated at Tuskegee Institute. Hint: This was during World War II
What is 1942?
400
This person was the first African American millionare. Hint: She made her money from hair care and beauty products.
Who is Madame C J Walker?
400
He was an author, historian, professor and co-founder of the NAACP. He died at the age of 95 one year before the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
Who is W.E.B Du Bois?
400
This current NFL quarterback’s grandfather was a president at Norfolk State University a historically black university.
Who is Russell Wilson?
400
This device was used to take ultraviolet and electromagnetic images on the lunar surface during the Apollo 16 mission. Hint: George Carruthers led the NASA team in creating this device.
What is the Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph?
500
On April 29th of this year, the first African American college was established in Pennsylvania.
What is 1854?
500
This person was the first African American Tennis Champion. She won both Wimbledon and the precursor to the US Open twice.
Who is Althea Gibson?
500
She was an abolitionist and women’s rights activist that is known for her “Ain’t I a Woman” speech.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
500
She is the first African American woman to win a Tony Award for best leading actress.
Who is Phylicia Rashad?
500
He was one of first physicians to successfully perform open heart surgery. He also founded the first non-segregated hospital in the United States.
Who is Daniel Hale Williams?