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African American Actors

100

This actor played Bishop in the movie Juice.

Tupac 

200

This actor was known as the French Prince of Bel Air

Will Smith

300

This actor unfortunately passed away from cancer, but was still making movies while he had cancer. Wakanda forever 

Chaswick Boseman

400

Daily Double!!!!!!!!

This Actor was a good friend of Chaswick Boseman and helped him pay for college 

Denzel Washington

500

This Character was played by James Avery and was the uncle of The French Prince of Bel Air

Uncle Phil

African American Musicians

100

This Musician is known as one of the nest Trumpet players ever. 

Louis Armstrong

200

This Musician was a composer, pianist and leader of a Jazz Orchestra for over 40 years

Duke Ellington

300

This rapper was burned with the name Christopher Wallace

Notorious BIG

400

This Musician was blind, but was also a song writer, pianist and composer and went by the nick name "Brother Ray"

Ray Charles

500

This musician was known more for his poetry than his lyrics. 

Tupac

African American Inventors

100

This man invented many new ways to grow crops without using such harsh chemicals and is The Man known to invent Peanut Butter

George Washington Carver

200

This man started operation Boot Strap and invented the first cultural African American doll for African American children.

Lou Smith

300

This man invented the three signal traffic light 

Garrett Morgan

400

This man invented the Mailbox 

Philip Downing

500

This Lady invented the touch tone phone

Shirley Ann Jackson

African American Athletes

100

This Athlete broke barriers for being the first African American Player in the MLB and is a Pasadena native. 

Jackie Robinson

200

This Athlete is known for his phrase, "Float like a butterfly sting like a bee"

Muhammad Ali 

300

This Athlete won 4 gold medals and broke barriers by winning them in Germany

Jesse Owens

400

This Athlete is the only athlete in the NBA to have two numbers retired

Kobe Bryant

500

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!

These Two athletes had their medals taken away for protesting the medal ceremony by raising their fist in the air and taking off their shoes. 

Tommie Smith & John Carlos

African American Civil Right Leaders

100

This Activist was originally born with the name Michael  Jr. and was later changed by his dad, he was also arrested 29 times.

Marther Luther King Jr

200

This women was a huge civil right activist along with women rights and was a big friend to the wife of president Franklin D Roosevelt?

*Hint 

Mr. Aron has a hard time pronouncing her name.

Mary McLeod Bethune

300

This Women helped many slaves escaped through what was known as The Underground Railroad.

Harriet Tubman

400

This man was born a slave and taught himself to read. He then ran away to a state that had freedom where he found himself a freeman and now activist for civil rights.

Frederick Douglas 

500

This little girl was the first African American kid to be in a non segregated school, she then grew up to be an activist for African American children and their education

Ruby Bridges