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African American Quotes
100
The first African American golf champion to tour on the PGA.
Who is Tiger Woods?
100
"I never ran my train off the tracks and never lost a passenger."
Who is Harriet Tubman?
200
The first African American US Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell?
200
"The time is always right to do what is right."
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
300
The first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a postage stamp.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
300
"Bringing gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave." "I rise, I rise, and I rise."
Who is Maya Angelou?
400
The first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: wrote "Beloved" and "The Bluest Eyes")
Who is Toni Morrison?
400
"If the Negro doesn't succeed in today's America, it is because he has chosen to fail."
Who is Jesse Owens?
500
The year the first Africans were brought to America as slaves.
What is 1619?
500
"I don't want a Black History Month, Black History is American History."
Who is Morgan Freeman?