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Renowned for her refusal to obey a bus driver demand that she relinquish her seat to a white passenger
Who is Rosa Parks
100
Human rights activist said:"We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary "
Who is Malcom X?
100
The first African- American to be appointed to the Supreme Court, in 1963
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
100
As Secretary of State in the Bush administration, was perceived as moderate. He was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate.
Who is Colin Powell
100
This athlete was originally named after his father, who was named after 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay
Who is Muhammad Ali?
200
2014 marks the fiftieth anniversary for this important piece of civil rights legislations; this law prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public faciliites, and made employment discrimination ilegal
What is the Civil Rights Act?
200
Civil Rights leader said "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
200
The first African American female milloinare with her revolutionary black hair products
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
200
An African American politician, educator, and author.She was a Congresswoman. On January 25, 1972, she became the first major-party black candidate for President of the United States
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
200
She is the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
300
This a document declaring that the Southern states were seceding from the United States
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
300
Famous poet and author said "No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place"
Who is Maya Angelou?
300
He is the first African- American quarterback to play and win in a Super Bowl
Who is Doug Williams?
300
He was a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a politician. He was the first person of color to serve in the United States Senate, and in the U.S. Congress overall
Who is Hiram Revels?
300
The African American best know for his inventions of peanut butter and peanut oil
Who is George Washington Carver?
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The year that United States Congress abolished slavery
What is 1865?
400
African American abolitionist said "I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger"
Who is Harriet Tubman?
400
The first african American to have his likeness portrayed on a United State postage stamp
Who is Booker T. Washington?
400
President of United States who signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
400
This 1984 sitcom was the highest ranking for five consecutive years
What is the Cosby Show?
500
Cultural Movement that spanned the 1920's
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
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Harlem Renaissance poet said "What happens to a dream referred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
Who is Langston Hughes?
500
The first African American Billonaire. Founder, chairman and CEO of Black Entertaiment Television
Who is Robert Johnson?
500
A right gained by African Americans with 15th amendment ratification in 1870
What is the voting right?
500
Award winner actor, director and author broke racial barriers and stereotyping in the film industry to become the leading African American male actor of the 20th Century
Who is Sidney Poitier