Famous Firsts
Who was the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
What famous speech did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver in 1963?
What is "I Have a Dream"?
Which activist refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Who is Rosa Parks?
What year did the Selma to Montgomery marches take place?
What is 1965?
Who is known as the "King of Pop" and released the best-selling album of all time, Thriller?
Who is Michael Jackson?
Who was the first African American female millionaire?
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
Which genre of music originated in New Orleans and influenced global culture?
What is Jazz?
Who founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935?
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
Which city was home to Rosa Parks' famous bus protest in 1955?
What is Montgomery, Alabama?
What 2018 Marvel superhero movie became a cultural phenomenon and won three Oscars?
What is Black Panther?
Who was the first Black woman elected to Congress?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
What book helped African Americans locate safe businesses during segregation?
What is "The Green Book"?
Who became the first Black woman to travel to space in 1992?
Who is Mae Jemison?
What landmark case ended segregation in public schools in 1954?
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Which NBA legend is nicknamed "His Airness" and starred in the original Space Jam?
Who is Michael Jordan?
Who became the first African American President of the United States?
Who is Barack Obama?
Who wrote "The Bluest Eye" and won a Nobel Prize for Literature?
Who is Toni Morrison?
Which scientist helped develop NASA’s Apollo mission software?
Who is Dr. Evelyn Boyd Granville?
Which event led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 being passed by Congress?
What is Bloody Sunday (Selma)?
Which singer became the first Black woman to headline Coachella in 2018, inspiring the documentary Homecoming?
Who is Beyoncé?
What country became the first independent Black republic in 1804?
What is Haiti?
What book helped African Americans locate safe businesses during segregation?
What is "The Green Book"?
Who was the first African American female pilot?
Who is Bessie Coleman?
Name the organization founded by W.E.B. Du Bois to advance civil rights.
What is the NAACP?
What iconic sitcom featured the Huxtable family and ran from 1984 to 1992?
What is The Cosby Show?