History Makers
Who was the first African-American president of an Ivy League institution?
Who is Dr. Ruth Simmons?
He is the inventor of the traffic light.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
As a 6-year-old, she entered an all-white school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This is what HBCU stands for
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
Who started Black History Month in 1976?
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
He was the first African American to play a major sport. When this player joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, baseball was segregated.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
She was only 12 when she became the first African American female author published.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
The first black sorority was formed on this campus?
What is Howard University?
Who was the first African American pilot to fly solo around the world?
Who is Barrington Irving Jr.?
He was an African American leader in the civil rights movement, minister and supporter of black nationalism.
Who is Malcolm X?
She was the first African-American president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Who is Cheryl Boone?
What is the largest HBCU?
What is North Carolina A&T?
Who was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and a great poet, activist, novelist and playwright?
Who is Langston Hughes?
Though Thomas Edison is recognized as the inventor of the light bulb, this African-America inventor played an important role in it's development.
Who is Lewis Howard Latimer?
In 1991 she served as an assistant commissioner of planning and developing in Chicago city hall.
Who is Michelle Obama?
What was the first Black owned & operated HBCU established in Ohio?
What is Wilberforce University?
Who was the first African-American to graduate from Harvard?
Who is Richard Theodore Greener?
He was the first African American to play a game in the NBA.
Who is Earl Francis Lloyd?
In 1993 this pediatrician became the first woman and the first African American to be named the U.S. Surgeon General.
Who is Dr. Joycelyn Elders
What was the first degree-granting HBCU established in Pennsylvania?
What is Lincoln University?