I was the first African American appointed as Secretary of State. I am a retired four star general.
Who is Colin Powell?
100
A National Holiday is celebrated in my honor every year in January.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
100
I started a private school for African-American students in Daytona Beach, Florida. This historically black university is named in my honor.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
100
I was elected as the 44th President of the United States in 2008. I was also the first African American elected to this office.
Who is Barak Obama?
100
I was the talk show host of one of the highest rated TV programs of its kind. I now have a network named for me.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
200
The first African American military pilots to serve in the United States armed forces.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
200
I was an Muslim Minister and an advocate for the rights of African Americans.
Who is Malcolm X?
200
He founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, now known as Tuskegee University.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
200
I am a lawyer and the wife of the 44th President of the United States. We have two daughters.
Who is Michelle Obama?
200
I was one of the first self-made African American millionaires. I created products for African American hair.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
300
African American soldiers who mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War.
Who are the buffalo soldiers?
300
I escaped from slavery and led other slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
300
In 1895, he became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He co-founded the NAACP.
Who is W.E.B Du Bois?
300
I am the youngest daughter of the 44th President of the United States. My nickname is "Sasha".
Who is Natasha Obama?
300
The founder of Johnson Publishing Company, which publishes both Ebony and Jet magazines.
Who is John H. Johnson?
400
The first African American master diver in the United States Navy. I was the subject of the movie "Men of Honor".
Who is Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear?
400
I was the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a civil rights leader.
Who is Coretta Scott King?
400
The largest Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the State of Louisiana established in 1880.
What is Southern University?
400
I was the first African American appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
400
I was the first African American woman to hold a pilot's license.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
500
Appointed by President Bill Clinton, she became the first African-American woman to hold the rank of rear admiral, the highest-ranking African-American woman in the U.S. Navy.
Who is Lillian E. Fishburne?
500
I refused to give up my seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama city bus in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
500
Charles P. Adams was the founder and first President of this HBCU which was founded in 1901.
What is Grambling State University?
500
On January 1, 1863 as President of the United States I signed the Emancipation Proclamation which ended slavery.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
500
He is the co-founder of BET, which was acquired by Viacom in 2001.