This man was the African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. correct answer: Thurgood Marshall
This man was the first recipient of the
... [Show More] NAACP's Springarn Medal which recognizes achievement among African Americans. correct answer: Ernest E. Just
He was the first African American male to will an individual gold medal in the Inter Olympics and did so in 2006. correct answer: Shani Davis
This African American was responsible for inventing the railway telegraph, the steam boiler furnace, and the electric railway system. correct answer: Granville T. Woods
This African American is known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" and became so by accident. correct answer: Rosa Parks
This African American said, "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots." correct answer: Marcus Garvey
This athlete experienced two firsts by being the first African American to play in an NBA game and to play in an NBA Championship. correct answer: Earl Lloyd
This man was the first African American to be named "Man of the Year" by Time Magazine. correct answer: Martin Luther King, Jr.
This Black American led more than 300 slaves North to freedom, and served as a nurse, scout, and spy for the Union Army. correct answer: Harriet Tubman
This botanist discovered 118 uses for sweet potatoes and over 300 used of the peanut. correct answer: George Washington Carver
He was the first African American drafted into professional basketball. correct answer: Chuck Cooper
This African American Leader was one of the organizers of the March on Washington, D.C. in 1963 and Executive Director of the National Urban League correct answer: Whitney M. Young, Jr.
This man is responsible for the surveying and layout of Washington, D.C. correct answer: Benjamin Banneker
She was the first female African American U.S. Senator. correct answer: Carol Mosley Braun
He was the first African American photographer for Life magazine. He is also the first African American to direct a movie for a major studio. correct answer: Gordon Parks
This African American discovered the North Pole with Robert Perry. correct answer: Matthew Henson
The letters in NAACP stand for this. correct answer: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [Show Less]