Who was the first African American to serve as a US Senator?
Who is Hiram Revels
100
Where was the first sit-in at in a segregated lunch counter?
What is Greensboro, NC
100
In what year was Martin Luther King’s birthday first celebrated as a national holiday?
What is 1986
200
Who was the 1st African American MLB player?
Who is Jackie Robinson
200
Who is named the Queen of Soul?
Who is Aretha Franklin
200
Who was the only African American among the original NAACP executives?
Who is W.E.B Du Bois
200
With the 15th amendment ratification in 1870, what did African Americans gain in the US?
What is Voting Rights
200
In what year was the historic march on Washington?
What is 1963
300
Who was the first woman to win 3 Olympic gold medals in track?
Who is Wilma Rudolph
300
Who was the first black Miss America?
Who is Vanessa Williams
300
What President abolished slavery and signed The Emancipation Act?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
300
How many children were murdered in the 16th street Baptist church bombing in Birmingham Alabama?
What is four
300
What year was the 13th amendment ratified abolishing slavery?
What is 1865
400
Who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in the Winter Games?
Who is Vonetta Flowers (Bobsled, 2002)
400
Who is the first black billionaire?
Who is Robert Johnson (owner of BET)
400
How many times did Jesse Jackson run for president?
What is two
400
Who shot MLK Jr. on April 4, 1968?
Who is James Earl Ray
400
In what year was the NAACP founded?
What is 1909
500
He was the first African-American to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame?
(Hint: His name was associated with the historic Liberty Outdoor Classic.)
Who is Arthur Ashe
500
Who founded Ebony and Jet Magazines?
Who is John H. Johnson
500
Who was the 1st African American to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall
500
Who is considered the "Father of Black History"?
Who is Carter G. Woodson
500
Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery in what year?