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She was the first African American woman to serve as United States Secretary of State, and the first African American and the first woman to serve as the President’s National Security Advisor.
Who is Condoleezza Rice
100
Founded by Barry Gordy in 1959, this company became one of the most successful black-owned companies in the nation, and cultivated the careers of music greats such as Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.
What is Motown Records
100
He is accredited for his research into alternate crops and finding 105 different uses for peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver
100
This was the birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance, which was called a literary and intellectual flowering that fostered a new black cultural identity in the 1920s and 1930s.
What is Harlem, New York City, New York
100
He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals: one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team.
Who is Jesse Owens
200
In 1993, this Illinois native became (and still is, to date) the first African American woman elected to the United States Senate.
Who is Carol Braun
200
This event lasted five days and left 43 dead and 467 injured; it is reputed to have deepened the divide between whites and blacks in Detroit, instigate a frantic spike in “white flight” out of the city, and created extremist groups within each racial group.
What is 1967 Riots
200
He invented the “SuperSoaker” in 1989.
Who is Lonnie Johnson
200
Credited as one of the founding fathers of the Harlem Renaissance, this playwright/poet/novelist became famous for his first published poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”.
Who is Langston Hughes
200
He broke the color barrier in baseball and became the first African American to play in the major leagues.
Who is Jackie Robinson
300
He is the first African-American appointed to the position of Secretary of State under President George W. Bush.
Who is Colin Powell
300
In 1974, he was elected as the first black mayor of Detroit.
Who is Coleman Young
300
He invented electronic control devices for guided missiles, IBM computers, and the control unit for pacemakers.
Who is Otis Boykin
300
This official publication of the National Urban League employed Harlem Renaissance writers and editors, published poems and short stories by African Americans, and promoted African American literature.
What is Opportunity Magazine
300
Also a social activist and philanthropist, he was the first boxer to win the world heavyweight championship three times.
Who is Muhammad Ali
400
In 1967, he became the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall
400
This Detroit native refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Alabama, which spurred a nation-wide effort to end segregation of public facilities.
Who is Rosa Parks
400
This man created one of the most important parts of a lightbulb, the carbon filament.
Who is Lewis Latimer
400
This theatre rose to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance, during which time it was reputed to only hire black entertainers; of these were James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday.
What is the Apollo Theatre
400
Following her careers in college and professional basketball, she became the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters in 1985.
Who is Lynnette Woodard
500
This foreign policy advisor became the first African American woman to serve as an ambassador to the United Nations.
Who is Susan Rice
500
He delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech first in Detroit, before taking it to Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
500
He is a highly esteemed astrophysicist, cosmetologist and author that is currently starring in a remake of Carl Sagan's "Cosmos."
Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson
500
This writer and sociologist was co-founder of the NAACP, and was one of the most famous social activists during the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
500
In 1961, he broke the color barrier in golf when he became the first African American to play in the PGA tour.
Who is Charlie Sifford