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This sprinter set world records in both the 100m and 200m in 2009.
Who is Usain Bolt?
100
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
100
First Black U.S. President
Who is Barack Obama?
100
She refused to give up her bus seat in 1955, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
100
The inventor of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
100
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
200
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
200
This Motown group also included Diana Ross.
Who are the Supremes?
200
First Black woman elected to Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
200
This 1963 event featured Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
What is the March on Washington?
200
This inventor created the home security system and closed-circuit TV?
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
200
What where the famous lines said at this event in Washington D.C.?
What is "I Have a Dream"?
300
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
300
Compton rapper known for his socially conscious lyrics and storytelling.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
300
First Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress
Who is Halle Berry?
300
This law outlawed segregation in public places.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
300
Inventor of the first three-position traffic signal in 1923.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
300
The conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
400
This Heisman Trophy winner was known as "Prime Time"
Who is Deion Sanders?
400
Black rapper whose real name is Curtis Jackson. He is also known for being a successful TV producer for the hit TV series, Power.
Who is 50 Cent?
400
First Black woman millionaire (hair care entrepreneur)
Who is Madam CJ Walker?
400
This act protected voting rights by banning literacy tests.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
400
Black mathematician and NASA scientist portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
400
This abolitionist and activist, who delivered his famous 1857 speech declaring, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” made Rochester, NY, his home for over 25 years and published The North Star newspaper there.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
500
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
500
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
500
First Black astronaut in space.
Who is Guion Bluford?
500
What were the laws imposed by the South to suppress black citizens?
What are Jim Crow Laws?
500
Inventor of the automatic elevator door.
Who is Alexander Miles?
500
✈️ This group of Black pilots became legendary for their success in World War II, escorting bombers with remarkable skill. Known as the "Red Tails" because of the distinctive markings on their aircraft, they proved instrumental in breaking racial barriers in the U.S. military.
Who are "The Tuskegee Airmen"?