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An American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist who worked in a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop Born: February 21, 1933 Died: April 21, 2003
Who is Nina Simone
100
She was a pioneer of the African American Civil Rights Movement. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in segregated Montgomery, Alabama, nine months prior to Rosa Parks Born: September 5, 1939 (age 77 years), Montgomery, AL
Who is Claudette Colvin
100
She was an American civil aviator. She was the first woman of African American descent, and the first of Native American descent, to hold a pilot license. She achieved her international pilot license in 1921. Born: January 26, 1892, Atlanta, TX Died: April 30, 1926, Jacksonville, FL
Who is Bessie Coleman
100
She escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist. She led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad. ... She was born into slavery in Maryland in 1820, and successfully escaped in 1849 Born: Dorchester County, MD Died: March 10, 1913, Auburn, NY
Who is Harriett Tubman
200
She was a French vedette, singer and entertainer, whose career was centered primarily in Europe and in particular in her adoptive country of France Born: June 3, 1906, St. Louis, MO Died: April 12, 1975, Paris, France
Who is Josephine Baker
200
She was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. She was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826 Born: Rifton, NY Died: November 26, 1883, Battle Creek, MI
Who is Sojourner Truth
200
She is a United States Navy admiral who currently serves as the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe while she concurrently serves as the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Africa and commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples. Born: April 30, 1960 (age 56 years), Riverside County, California, CA
Who is Michelle Janine Howard
200
Born and died (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) She was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and the first black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title (the French Open).
Who is Althea Gibson
300
She was nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer and civil rights activist. In the 1960s, she was the first artist from Africa to popularize African music around the world. Born: March 4, 1932, Johannesburg, South Africa Died: November 9, 2008, Castel Volturno, Italy
Who is Zenzile Miriam Makeba
300
She was an African-American civil rights and human rights activist. She was a largely behind-the-scenes organizer whose career spanned over five decades. Born: December 13, 1903, Norfolk, VA Died: December 13, 1986, New York City, N
Who is Ella Baker
300
She grew up in Hampton, Virginia. After graduating with highest honors from high school, she then continued her education at Hampton Institute, earning her Bachelor of Science Degrees in Mathematics and Physical Science. Following graduation, Mary taught in Maryland prior to joining NASA. Mary retired from the NASA Langley Research Center in 1985 as an Aeronautical Engineer after 34 years. (HF) Date of Birth: April 9, 1921 Retired from NASA: 1985 Date of Death: February 11, 2005
Who is Mary Jackson
300
Born and died (August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was the first African-American Arctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 years in expeditions.
Who is Matthew Alexander Henson
400
Born and died (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993), she was an American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Music critic Alan Blyth said: "Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty."
Marian Anderson
400
She is an American civil rights activist, and a leader and strategist of the student wing of the Civil Rights Movement. Nash's campaigns were among the most successful of the era. Born: May 15, 1938 (age 78 years), Chicago, IL
Who is Diane Judith Nash
400
She is an African American physicist and mathematician who made contributions to the United States' aeronautics and space programs with the early application of digital electronic computers at NASA. (HF) Born: August 26, 1918 (age 98 years), White Sulphur Springs, WV
Who is Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson
500
HE IS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN ACTOR, FILM DIRECTOR, AND FILM PRODUCER. HE HAS RECEIVED MUCH CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR HIS ROLES IN SEVERAL FEATURED FILMS. HE HAD MAJOR ROLES IN THE MOVIES: AMERICAN GANGSTER, (2007), TRAINING DAY (2001), MAN ON FIRE (2004) AND INSIDE MAN (2006
Who is Denzel Washington
500
He was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, physician, and writer, and arguably the first proponent of Black Nationalism. He was one of the first three black people admitted to Harvard Medical School. Born: May 6, 1812, Charles Town, WV Died: January 24, 1885, Wilberforce, Xenia Township, OH
Who is Martin Robison Delany
500
She was an African American mathematician who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and NASA, at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. (HF) Born: September 20, 1910, Kansas City, MO Died: November 10, 2008, Hampton, VA
Who is Dorothy Johnson Vaughan