Arts & Entertainment
Who wrote the song "Darling Nelly Gray," which was published in 1856 and brought attention to the human toll of slavery?
Benjamin Hanby
Who was the first African American member of a presidential cabinet?
Robert Weaver
What NFL player, elected to the Hall of Fame, was the first African American to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court?
Alan Page
Who was the first African American astronaut to fly in space?
Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Who provided the voice for Darth Vader in the movie Star Wars?
James Earl Jones
Who was the first black to win a Pulitzer Prize?
Gwendolyn Brooks
In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court order school integration "with all deliberate speed"?
1955
What state was denied the opportunity to host the Super Bowl due to its failure to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a holiday?
Arizona
Who is responsible for perfecting the technique of preserving plasma for blood banks?
Dr. Charles Drew
President Jimmy Carter honored the 761st Tank Battalion, an all-black unit, for fighting in what war?
World War II
What was the name of James Baldwin's 1963 best-seller, which electrified both black and white Americans?
The Fire Next Time
What U.S. president ended segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces by issuing an executive order?
Harry S. Truman
Who was the first African American to win a medal in Olympic competition?
George C. Poage
What was the significance of the 10th Cavalry in the Old West?
All-black cavalry
What amendment to the Constitution states "Slavery shall not exist in any part of the U.S."?
13th
Who wrote the famous book about lynching called The Red Record?
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
What African American sparked the "Montgomery Bus Boycott"?
Rosa Parks
What famous athlete was a bodyguard for Robert F. Kennedy?
Rosey Grier
What was the nature of the work that scientist J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr., did on the "Manhattan Project"?
Develop atomic power
Who served on the board of directors of the NAACP for 36 years?
Carl J. Murphy
Who was the first African American woman to have a full-length novel published?
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Who was the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives?
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first African American coach to win the NCAA National Basketball Championship?
John Thompson
Who became the first African American U.S. surgeon general?
Joycelyn Elders
What national organization was founded on President Lincoln's birthday?
NAACP