Activist andjournalist who wasthe first AfricanAmerican womanto serve on theBoard ofEducationCivil rights activist,and Nobel PeacePrize winner whoused civildisobedience as aform of protestJackJohnsonThurgoodMarshallFirst AfricanAmerican WorldheavyweightboxingchampionIceCubeFirst femaleself-mademillionairein AmericaMaryMcLeodBethuneSojournerTruthBessieColemanFirst AfricanAmericanappointed tothe UnitedStatesSupreme CourtFirst AfricanAmerican tohold the officeof President ofthe UnitedStatesMalcolmXNeurosurgeonwho led the firstsuccessfuloperation toseparate a pair ofconjoined twininfantsSinger who wasthe first femaleartist inductedinto the Rockand Roll Hall ofFameDanielHaleWilliamsDr.DreFirst AfricanAmericanperformer toplay at theWhite HouseHarrietTubmanSinger who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to wina GrammyAwardEllaFitzgeraldActivist for theCivil rights,socialism, pacism,and gay rights whohelped organizehe first FreedomRideCivil rightsactivist andEducator whofounded theNational Councilof Negro WomenArethaFranklinAviator who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to holdaninternationalpilot licenseShirleyChisholmMarianAndersonGarrettMorganEducator andPolitician who wasthe first woman torun for theDemocraticpresidentialnominationInventor whoinvented thethree=positiontraffic signaland the gasmask18thSurgeonGeneral ofthe UnitedStatesMayoAngeloHalleBerryAbolitionist wholed over 70people tofreedom usingthe UndergroundRailroadMaryChurchTerrellThomas"BlindTom"WigginsMadamC.J.WalkerFirst prominentAfrican Americanrapper to achievemainstream successwith his solocareer;particularlyafter leaving thegroup N.W.A.Dr.BenjaminCarsonCivil rights activistwho was the firstAfrican Americannominated for VicePresident of theUnited StatesFrederickDouglassReginaBenjaminCardiologistwho performedthe firstsuccessfulopen heartsurgeryBarackH.ObamaShe was the firstAfrican Americanwoman to have anon-fiction workto make the best-seller listMartinL. King,Jr.BayardRustinFirst AfricanAmericanwoman to winthe bestActress OscarBaseball playerwho was the firstAfrican AmericanMajor LeagueBaseball playerof the modern eraJackieRobinsonAbolitionist andwomen's rightsactivist who wasone the first AfricanAmericans womento win a lawsuitagainst a white manActivist andjournalist who wasthe first AfricanAmerican womanto serve on theBoard ofEducationCivil rights activist,and Nobel PeacePrize winner whoused civildisobedience as aform of protestJackJohnsonThurgoodMarshallFirst AfricanAmerican WorldheavyweightboxingchampionIceCubeFirst femaleself-mademillionairein AmericaMaryMcLeodBethuneSojournerTruthBessieColemanFirst AfricanAmericanappointed tothe UnitedStatesSupreme CourtFirst AfricanAmerican tohold the officeof President ofthe UnitedStatesMalcolmXNeurosurgeonwho led the firstsuccessfuloperation toseparate a pair ofconjoined twininfantsSinger who wasthe first femaleartist inductedinto the Rockand Roll Hall ofFameDanielHaleWilliamsDr.DreFirst AfricanAmericanperformer toplay at theWhite HouseHarrietTubmanSinger who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to wina GrammyAwardEllaFitzgeraldActivist for theCivil rights,socialism, pacism,and gay rights whohelped organizehe first FreedomRideCivil rightsactivist andEducator whofounded theNational Councilof Negro WomenArethaFranklinAviator who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to holdaninternationalpilot licenseShirleyChisholmMarianAndersonGarrettMorganEducator andPolitician who wasthe first woman torun for theDemocraticpresidentialnominationInventor whoinvented thethree=positiontraffic signaland the gasmask18thSurgeonGeneral ofthe UnitedStatesMayoAngeloHalleBerryAbolitionist wholed over 70people tofreedom usingthe UndergroundRailroadMaryChurchTerrellThomas"BlindTom"WigginsMadamC.J.WalkerFirst prominentAfrican Americanrapper to achievemainstream successwith his solocareer;particularlyafter leaving thegroup N.W.A.Dr.BenjaminCarsonCivil rights activistwho was the firstAfrican Americannominated for VicePresident of theUnited StatesFrederickDouglassReginaBenjaminCardiologistwho performedthe firstsuccessfulopen heartsurgeryBarackH.ObamaShe was the firstAfrican Americanwoman to have anon-fiction workto make the best-seller listMartinL. King,Jr.BayardRustinFirst AfricanAmericanwoman to winthe bestActress OscarBaseball playerwho was the firstAfrican AmericanMajor LeagueBaseball playerof the modern eraJackieRobinsonAbolitionist andwomen's rightsactivist who wasone the first AfricanAmericans womento win a lawsuitagainst a white man

Black History of First - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Activist and journalist who was the first African American woman to serve on the Board of Education
  2. Civil rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner who used civil disobedience as a form of protest
  3. Jack Johnson
  4. Thurgood Marshall
  5. First African American World heavyweight boxing champion
  6. Ice Cube
  7. First female self-made millionaire in America
  8. Mary McLeod Bethune
  9. Sojourner Truth
  10. Bessie Coleman
  11. First African American appointed to the United States Supreme Court
  12. First African American to hold the office of President of the United States
  13. Malcolm X
  14. Neurosurgeon who led the first successful operation to separate a pair of conjoined twin infants
  15. Singer who was the first female artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  16. Daniel Hale Williams
  17. Dr. Dre
  18. First African American performer to play at the White House
  19. Harriet Tubman
  20. Singer who was the first African American to win a Grammy Award
  21. Ella Fitzgerald
  22. Activist for the Civil rights, socialism, pacism, and gay rights who helped organize he first Freedom Ride
  23. Civil rights activist and Educator who founded the National Council of Negro Women
  24. Aretha Franklin
  25. Aviator who was the first African American to hold an international pilot license
  26. Shirley Chisholm
  27. Marian Anderson
  28. Garrett Morgan
  29. Educator and Politician who was the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination
  30. Inventor who invented the three=position traffic signal and the gas mask
  31. 18th Surgeon General of the United States
  32. Mayo Angelo
  33. Halle Berry
  34. Abolitionist who led over 70 people to freedom using the Underground Railroad
  35. Mary Church Terrell
  36. Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins
  37. Madam C.J. Walker
  38. First prominent African American rapper to achieve mainstream success with his solo career;particularly after leaving the group N.W.A.
  39. Dr. Benjamin Carson
  40. Civil rights activist who was the first African American nominated for Vice President of the United States
  41. Frederick Douglass
  42. Regina Benjamin
  43. Cardiologist who performed the first successful open heart surgery
  44. Barack H. Obama
  45. She was the first African American woman to have a non-fiction work to make the best-seller list
  46. Martin L. King, Jr.
  47. Bayard Rustin
  48. First African American woman to win the best Actress Oscar
  49. Baseball player who was the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era
  50. Jackie Robinson
  51. Abolitionist and women's rights activist who was one the first African Americans women to win a lawsuit against a white man