Civil Rights Activists
Prominent Politicians
Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Potpourri (random)
100
On December 1, 2005, transit authorities in New York City, Washington, D.C. and other American cities symbolically left the seats behind bus drivers empty to commemorate her act of civil disobedience.
Rosa Parks
100
Identify the State where the 49th VP of the US served as Attorney General
California
100
She is credited with being the first black woman billionaire in media and entertainment.
Oprah Winfrey
100
First Black Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
200
This Muslim-American activist is credited with saying, "We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, my brothers and sisters—Plymouth Rock landed on us. "
Malcom X
200
Robert C. Weaver became the first African American to hold a Cabinet position when he was appointed as Secretary of WHAT in 1966 by LBJ.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
200
Madam Walker rose in power to become America's first female self-made millionaire. She did so through the creation of the Madam C.J. Walker Company., which sold what?
Cosmetic Products (specialized for African American women)
200
Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Oscar, wasn’t allowed to attend the premiere for which movie based on a 1037 page book.
Gone With the Wind
300
Born in the same year as Anne Frank and Barbra Walters, this activist is known for his I Have A Dream speech.
Martin Luther King Jr.
300
Lori Lightfoot is the second female and third African American to be Mayor of what city? (Hint: she is currently serving)
Chicago
300
He is credited with inventing the burglar proof cash register
Otis Boykin
300
Referred to as the First Lady of Song and the Queen of Jazz, she had difficulty booking performances at certain clubs because of her size and race until she became friends with Marilyn Monroe
Ella Fitzgerald
400
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, And Still I Rise, and On the Pulse of Morning are all book written by this writer/activist with over 50 honorary degrees.
Maya Angelou
400
He was the first African-American representative to be seated in the U.S. House. He served South Carolina's 1st congressional district beginning in 1870 during the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War.
Joseph Rainey
400
This inventor is known as The Peanut Man for his work with peanuts, though he did not necessarily file the patent for Peanut Butter as many think he may have
George Washington Carver
400
Known for his song "What A Beautiful World", he learned how to play the cornet while living at the Colored Waif's Home for Boys.
Louis Armstrong
500
Born in Princeton, NJ, this person was an American bass baritone concert artist and stage and film actor who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political activism
Paul Robeson
500
Born in Camden, NJ, she currently represents NJ's 12th Congressional District and recently made news when she stated that despite being a cancer survivor, caught COVID from her Republican counterparts in Congress.
Bonnie Watson Coleman
500
Lonnie G Johnson served as an Aerospace Engineer for NASA with a resume boasting a stint with the US Air Force, but he is famous for this invention some of us may have used.
Super Soaker
500
As a child, he was refused an autograph by his boxing idol, Sugar Ray Robinson. When he became a prizefighter, he vowed to never to deny an autograph request, which he honored throughout his career.
Muhammad Ali