Black History Bowl2

Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to congress in 1968.

Malcolm X coined the phrase "By any means necessary."

She was the first African American woman in outer space.

Which actress was the first Black woman to win an Oscar for her talents in the film “Gone With The Wind”?

He performed the first successful open-heart surgery in 1893.

Ralph Bunche was the first African American recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

A set of laws that allowed segregation to be legal in the South.

She contracted polio as a child, but that did not stop her from winning three gold medals in track at the 1960 Olympics.

Juneteenth was first celebrated in Washington D.C.

Which artist has the highest number of Grammy wins in one night?

He was the first man to reach the North Pole.

Garrett Morgan invented the microwave oven.

Who was the first African American president of the United States?

She received her pilot's license in 1922, making her the first African American woman aviator.

Founded in 1987 in Pennsylvania, it is the oldest historically black college in the United States.

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first flying squadron for African American Fighter pilots in World War 1

What were the black soldiers who primarily fought Native Americans in the West after the Civil War called?

George Washington Carver developed over 300 products from the peanut.

The Harlem Renaissance introduced an unprecedented outpouring of black art, literature, and music.

What was the name of the network of hiding places, that helped slaves escape to freedom?

He is most famous for his role as the Black Panther.

She was the first African American and first woman Vice-President of the United States.

He was the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court in 1967.

She became America's first Black millionaire with the production of her hair care products.

What did Dr. Charles Drew Invent?

She became the first Black multibillionaire as an actress, philanthropist, and TV talk show host.

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have A Dream Speech" in Dallas, Texas.

What African American revolutionary led forces during the Boston Massacre, "The first to defy and the first to die"?