Politics
Prior to President Obama, he paved the way when he was the first to run for president as a member of the National Negro Liberty Party in 1904
Who is George Edwin Taylor
This educator was born into slavery and is the first African American to have his image portrayed and a postage stamp
Who is Booker T Washington
He is the first Black Heavyweight Boxing Champ
Who is Jack Johnson
This artist / actor made history with the first rap song to win Grammy Awards for both Song and Record of
the Year in 2019
Who is Danny Glover / Childish Gambino
The Greenwood area of Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1921 was known as this due to the affluent African American residents and resulting investments in African American businesses
What is Black Wall Street
She was the first African-American
woman elected to the U.S. Congress
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Born Sarah Breedlove, she became America's first self made female millionaire selling beauty and hair care products.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker
At the 2012 London Olympics, she became the first Black gymnast to win the Individual All-Around title
Who is Gabby Douglas
This Houston native was the first African American woman to headline Coachella
Who is Beyonce
This was the first HBCU in the U.S. to officially issue degrees to African-Americans
What is Lincoln University in Pennsylvania
In 1950 this UN diplomat was the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his peacekeeping efforts in the Middle East, Mediterranean, and Africa
Who is Ralph Bunche
She was the first African American woman to go to space
Who is Mae Jemison
He is the first Super Bowl-winning Black quarterback
Who is Doug Williams
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This TV show is known for highlighting Historically Black Colleges/Universities, where the students attended Hillman University
Inaugurated in November 2016, this is the "only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture"
What is the National Museum of African American History and Culture, in Washington, D.C.
In 1870 this state elected the first African American to be seated as a Representative in the United States Congress
What is South Carolina (Joseph H. Rainey)
This was the first show on network television, featuring an African American host
What is the Nat King Cole Show
In 2008 he became the first man to ever set three world records in a single Olympic games
Who is Usain Bolt
This genre of music was created by a black DJ named Frankie Knuckles. The sound is created by mixing disco music
What is House Music
This school was the last to implement the Brown v. Board of Education 1954 Supreme Court ruling
What is Cleveland High School in Cleveland, Mississippi in 2016
This became the largest slave revolt in colonial America — some of the men who participated had been soldiers in Africa before being sold into slavery
What is the Stono Rebellion in South Carolina
He was the first Black man to become a lawyer when he passed the bar in Ohio in 1854 and one of the first African Americans to be elected to public office in 1855
Who is John Mercer Langston
In 1989 Bertram Lee & Peter Bynoe became the first black minority owners of a major sports franchise this city
What is Denver
Billie Holliday, also known as "Lady Day", was one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 20th century. She is best known for the song "God Bless the Child" and also "Strange Fruit". "Strange fruit" was a metaphor for this
What is lynching
This is the first town in the country to be incorporated by African-Americans
What is Eatonville, Florida