Sports Military and Politics Slavery Actors and Singers African American Firsts
100
Cassius Clay
What was Muhammad Ali’s original name?
100
Michelle Obama
Who was the first African American First Lady?
100
Underground Railroad
What was the informal system that helped slaves escape to the North during the mid 1800’s?
100
Bill Cosby
What African American comedian had the highest ranking sitcom for five years in a row in 1984?
100
Vanessa Williams, 1984
Who was the first Miss America to be African American?
200
Michael Jordan
Before he became a basketball legend, this person was cut from his high school basketball team during his sophomore year for being undersized.
200
Gen. Colin Powell
Who was the first African American Joint Chiefs of Staff?
200
The cotton gin
What invention by Eli Whitney greatly increased the demand for slave labor in the 1700’s?
200
Whitney Huston
In 2006 what celebrated singer, songwriter and actress was named the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records?
200
Oprah Winfrey
Who was the first female African American to become a billionaire?
300
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first Major league baseball player?
300
The Tuskegee Airmen
In 1941 what was the nick name for first all-black military aviation program?
300
Kunta Kinte
What slave did Levar Burton portray in the Emmy winning television miniseries Roots?
300
Sammy Davis Jr.
What African American was a member of Frank Sinatra's “Rat Pack.”?
300
Lieutenant Uhura
The first interracial kiss to be seen on network television was on an episode of Star Trek in1968 between Captain Kirk and what character?
400
Satchel Paige
First African-American pitcher to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
400
Condoleezza Rice
Who was the first African American female Secretary of State?
400
Emancipation Proclamation
What did President Lincoln issue in 1863 declaring all persons held as slaves are and henceforward shall be free?
400
Michael Jackson
What African American singer-songwriter won 8 Grammy Awards and holds the title of most top ten singles and most number one singles from an album?
400
Sidney Poitier
Who was the first male African American to win an academy award?
500
Franco Harris
First African American to win Super Bowl MVP in NFL? ).
500
Buffalo Soldiers
What is the nick name of the African American soldiers the Civil War Congress authorized to serve in the peace time army?"
500
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who wrote the bestselling antislavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852?
500
Beyonce Knowles
At the 2010 Grammy Awards what African American singer walked away from the ceremony with six awards—the most wins in a single night by a female artist in the history of the event?
500
Halle Berry
Who was the first female African American to win an Oscar for Best Actress?






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