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This historically Black fraternity was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University.
What is Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated?
He invented the clothes dryer.
Who is George T. Sampson?
This Olympic gymnast became the most decorated gymnast in history.
Who is Simone Biles?
She was the first African American woman to earn a PhD and a leader in education and activism.
Who is Anna Julia Cooper?
He became the first African American to earn a medical degree in the United States in 1864.
Who is James McCune Smith?
This HBCU in Alabama was founded by Booker T. Washington.
What is Tuskegee University?
This inventor created an automatic elevator door.
Who is Alexander Miles?
He was one of the first African American stars in professional football and a civil rights activist.
Who is Jim Brown?
He was an educator and abolitionist who helped found Wilberforce University.
Who is Daniel Alexander Payne?
She became the first African American woman to pilot a plane solo.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
This Florida HBCU is known as the Rattlers.
What is Florida A&M University?
He invented the gas mask used by firefighters and soldiers.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This NBA player became the league’s first African American head coach.
Who is Bill Russell?
He founded the Journal of Negro Education and promoted equal access to schooling.
Who is Charles H. Thompson?
He was the first African American to command a U.S. Army division.
Who is Benjamin O. Davis Sr.?
This HBCU in Ohio was founded by the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
What is Wilberforce University?
This woman invented an improved toilet system still used today.
Who is Lyda Newman?
He was the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Who is Ernie Davis?
He was an educator and civil rights leader who helped desegregate graduate education in the South.
Who is James Meredith?
She was the first African American woman to earn tenure at MIT.
Who is Shirley Ann Jackson?
This HBCU is part of the Atlanta University Center Consortium.
What is Spelman College?
This inventor created the pencil sharpener.
Who is John Lee Love?
He was the first African American to play in the modern NHL.
Who is Willie O'Ree?
She founded Bethune-Cookman University and advised U.S. presidents on education and civil rights.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
He was the first African American to win an individual Olympic gold medal in boxing.
Who is Joe Louis?