This was the first American colony to abolish slavery
What is Vermont
100
This United States President was the first to invite an African American man to the White House
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
100
Black History Month was created in 1926 by this scholar
Who is Carter G. Woodson
100
This slave sued for his freedom and lost in a major Supreme Court case
Who is Dred Scott
200
This was the nation's first black newspaper
What is Freedom's Jornal
200
This woman, who refused to give up her seat on the bus, is generally considered the mother of the civil rights movement
Who is Rosa Parks
200
This holiday, which begins on December 26th, means "first fruits" in Swahili
What is Kwanzaa
200
This track & field star from Alabama was the first athlete to win 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics
Who is Jesse Owens
200
Before it became Black History Month, this was the name for Black History observance
What is Negro History Week
300
This Republican from Mississippi was the first black person elected to the U.S. Senate
Who is Hiram Revels
300
On June 11, 1963, President Kennedy ordered the National Guard to ensure the enrollment of 2 African American students, Vivian Malone & James Hood, at this university
What is the University of Alabama
300
This basketball player was the first to score 100 points in a single game
Who is Wilt Chamberlain
300
Malcolm X was giving a speech in the Manhattan venue when he was assassinated
What is the Audobon Ballroom
300
He organized an industrial school for African Americans which became one of the leading African American education institutions
Who is Booker T. Washington
400
This engineer inventor patented an oiling device, which allowed machines to remain in motion while being lubricated.
Who is Elijah McCoy
400
The National Rainbow Coalition, a political organization uniting various minority groups, was formed in 1986 by this African American political leader
Who is Jesse Jackson
400
This major U.S. city elected its first African American mayor in 1967
What is Cleveland
400
This city was the location of the first sit in at a segregated lunch counter
What is Greensboro, North Carolina
400
This is the oldest known celebration to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States
What is Juneteenth
500
The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 destroyed this prosperous black community
What is Greenwood
500
This Haitian-French pioneer founded the settlement that would later become the city of Chicago
Who is Jean Baptiste Du Sable
500
He was the first African American to become an astronaut
Who is Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr
500
Considered one of the world's greatest contraltos, this African American woman sang at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in 1939 after was not allowed to rent concert facilities at Washington's Constitution Hall because of her race.