She became the second African-American woman elected to Arkansas' State Senate and the first woman selected as Majority Leader.

African American students involved in the desegregation of Little Rock Central in 1957:

Known for his social and political views, who published The Souls of Black Folks in 1903:

In 1993, she became the first black to be honored with the Nobel Prize for Literature for six novels. She is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved which became a motion picture. Name her.

What is the name of the newsletter which was originally edited by W.E.B. DuBois and published by the NAACP in 1910?

What is the name of the Harlem club where many famous Black American entertainers began their careers?

What system did Robert Shurney develop that was used aboard a Skylab space mission?

Where was George Washington Carver's laboratory?

Lewis Latimer prepared the drawings for what invention patented by Alexander Graham Bell?

He graduated from Pine Bluff High School and his mother taught in the Pine Bluff School District. He was a Major League Baseball Player and retired from the Minnesota Twins.

This song is called the "Negro National Anthem" and was written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson and set to music by his brother John Rosemond Johnson.

On July 21, 1868 all blacks were granted equal rights as American citizens.

What year was the 13th Amendment passed abolishing slavery?

A person who wanted to do away with slavery:

She was the first black woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1983, for her novel, "The Color Purple".

She is one of the most honored artists by the Grammy Awards, with 18 competitive Grammy's and 2 honorary Grammy's. This "Queen of Soul" deserves much "Respect".

He is a Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was listed as #3 on the list of "All-time Greatest Guitarists" with his guitar named "Lucille".

The Stargell Foundation is recognized for what area of research?

Who was the youngest boxer to win the heavyweight boxing title?

In the National Basketball Association's inaugural 1949-1950 season, how many Black-American basketball players were in the league?

The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 destroyed what prosperous black community?

Hyram S. Thomas was a chef who created what popular snack?

1954 Supreme Court decision ruled separate but equal practices were unconstitutional. This meant segregation was illegal. Schools soon began to desegregate after this decision:

They represented the first black professional soldiers; their motto was, "ready and forward".