Black Firsts
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black College & University
“And since we all came from a woman, got our name from a woman…”
Tupac Shakur
Who was the boxing legend that fought 105 matches and lost only 5?
Muhammad Ali
Who created peanut butter?
George Washington Carve
Who was the first African American to play pro baseball?
Jackie Robinson
What was the first amendment that banned African American slavery?
13th Amendment; "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who wrote an autobiography titled “By Any Means Necessary”?
Malcolm X
Who was the first Black Greek organization?
Alpha Phi Alpha
Who was the first Black woman millionaire?
Madam CJ Walker
Who were the group of students who integrated Central High School in 1957
Little Rock Nine
“If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.”
Malcolm X
Which singer said, “I'm bigger than life, my name in the lights. I'm the number one chick, I don't need no hype.”?
Beyoncé
Who developed a successful line of hair care products for Black women?
Madam CJ Walker
Who was the first Black graduate of Harvard?
Richard T. Greener
What were the activists who rode buses to protest segregation called?
Freedom Riders
“To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.”
Thurgood Marshall
Who sang, “I got to do things, my own way darling, will you ever let me?”
Rihanna
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
1. Telfar
2. BET Black Entertainment Television
3. Oprah Winfrey Network OWN
BET Black Entertainment Television
Who was the First Black woman to earn a college degree?
Mary Jane Patterson
What event was it where peaceful marchers in Alabama were violently attacked?
Bloody Sunday
“I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.”
Frederick Douglas
Who said, “I am a Superwoman… Even when I’m a mess, I still put on a vest, With an S on my chest…”?
Alicia Keys
This aerospace engineer was the first Black woman to travel to space in 1992 aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Who is she?
Dr. Mae Jemison