Read the clues and guess the icon who made strides forward for African-Americans' opportunities. How many do you know?
Who is she?
Tennis player and professional golfer; became the first African American to win a Grand Slam title...
Althea Gibson
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Who is she?
Filmmaker and distributor, writer, director, producer and first African American woman to win the directing award at the Sundance Film Festival; nominated for Golden Globe and Academy Award, Emmy Award winner...
Ava DuVernay
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Who are they?
Established by Congress as the first peacetime all-black regiments in the U.S. Army and original members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment; their nickname was given to them by Native American tribes who fought in the Indian Wars...
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers, shown here in the 2008 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade (credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Who is she?
Actress and former fashion model; career spans more than six decades; recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Black Reel Awards, one Screen Actor Guild Award, one Tony Award and an honorary Academy Award...
Cicely Tyson
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Who is he?
Actor, singer, and choreographer; grew up in the Sugar Hill neighborhood of Harlem; tap dancing pioneer...
Gregory Hines
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Who is she?
Engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut; first black woman to travel to space; served onboard Space Shuttle Endeavor; calculated 190 hours, 30 minutes, and 23 seconds in space...
Mae Carol Jemison
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Who is he?
Retired professional athlete; winner of three MVP awards, multiple All-Star game appearances; Olympian, business mogul, community and health activist...
Magic Johnson
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Who is he?
Actor and film director. In 1940, actress Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for "Gone With The Wind" but it would be 24 years later for this actor to become the first black man to be nominated twice as Best Actor, winning one...
Sidney Poitier
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Who is she?
Novelist, essayist, book editor, and college professor; won the National Book Critics Circle Award, Pulitzer Prize and awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature...
Toni Morrison
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