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He was the first elected black official in Washington county and started the 21st Black Caucus.
E.V. Wilkins
Who is known as the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
What was Bernard A. Harris, the first African American male to do in space?
Walked in space
What predominantly black female college is first to have black student nurses?
Spelman College
Who was the youngest tennis player in Wimbledon tournament history to qualify for the draw?
Coco Gauff
He was the first black mayor for the town of Creswell.
Ray Blount
Who is known as the queen of "gospel music"?
Mahalia Jackson
How many African Americans astronauts have flown in space?
15
What is the only Black medical school founded in the US during the 20th century?
Morehouse School of Medicine
Name the three-time NBA champion that opened an elementary school for the at-risk children in Akron, Ohio.
LeBron James
The first black superintendent in Washington County?
Julius Walker
What blind songwriter helped racially integrated music?
Ray Charles
What position was Charles F. Bolden Jr., the first African American to hold?
NASA administrator
What organization helps fund over forty Black American colleges?
United Negro College Fund
Who was the greatest boxer of the 1960's?
Mohammed Ali
The first black mayor of Williamston, NC.
Joyce Whichard-Brown
Who was known as the godfather of Soul?
James Brown
Who is the first African American to pilot and command a Space Shuttle mission?
Frederick D. Gregory
Who was the principal at Tuskegee Institute who recruited and hired George Washington Carver?
Booker T. Washington
He was the first Black baseball player in Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
Who is the first black female mayor in Creswell, NC.
Alfreda Williams
What type of music is Louis Armstrong known for?
Jazz
September 12, 1992, she became the first African American woman to go to space.
Dr. Mae C. Jemison
What US federal government agency founded over 4000 schools including Howard University?
Freedmen's Bureau
The first African American Olympic Gymnast to win the 2016 Olympic individual all-around, vault and floor gold medals and balance beam bronze medal.
Simone Biles