Ernie Davis, Archie Griffin and Tony Dorsett have all won this distinguished trophy
What is the Heisman
100
In 1986, this TV talk show debuted and ran for 25 seasons
What was the Oprah Winfrey Show
100
This organization was founded during the 92nd Congress (1971-1973)
The Congressional Black Caucus
100
Martin Luther King Jr wrote letters from this city's jail that argued the case for "civil disobedience"
What is Birmingham (Alabama)
100
Carter G Woodson began this event in 1928
What is Black History Month
200
She was the first black woman to win the ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award
Who is Beyonce
200
This public official, writer and abolitionist was born in 1817
Who was Fredrick Douglas
200
This landmark decision was against the Board of Education for this city
What is Topeka (Kansas)
200
Sarah Boone patented this useful household staple in 1888
What is the ironing board
300
She was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Who is Aretha Franklin
300
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In 1993, she became the first African American Woman to be appointed U.S. Surgeon General
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Who is Joycelyn Elders
300
Black Swan Records, the first US record label owned and operated by African-Americans was founded in 1921 in this city
What is New York (Harlem)
300
He reached the North Pole 45 minutes before Robert E. Peary in 1909
Who is Matthew A. Henson
400
In 1990, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for creating drugs to combat glaucoma
Who was Percy Julian
400
In 1821, he was the first African American to receive a patent for a dry-cleaning process. He later used the money earned to purchase his relatives out of slavery.
What was Thomas Jennings
400
The African Free School was started by this abolitionist group
What is the New York Manumission Society
400
A group of college students began a sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter in this city
What is Greensboro (North Carolina)
400
He was the Commissioner of Public Safety in 1961 when US Attorney General, Robert Kennedy, called in the US marshals to protect the Freedom Riders
Who was "Bull" Connor
500
He became the first man in history to set three world records in a single Olympic games.
Who is Usain Bolt
500
Fredrick Douglas stated that this day "revealed to the American Slave more than all other days of the year, the gross in justice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim"
What is July 4th
500
These men were the first African-American pilots in the U.S. Armed Forces and are depicted in the G.I. Joe actions figure series
Who are The Tuskegee Airmen
500
Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable, black pioneer and explorer founded this city in 1773
What is Chicago (Illinois)
500
This Guinness World Record entertainer died on June 25,2009