Contralto singerwho was the firstAfrican Americanto sing at theMetropolitanOpera HouseCardiologistwho performedthe firstsuccessfulopen heartsurgeryFirst AfricanAmericanappointed tothe UnitedStatesSupreme CourtActivist andjournalist who wasthe first AfricanAmerican womanto serve on aBoard ofEducationActivist for civilrights, socialism,pacism, and gayrights who helpedorganize the firstFreedom RideFirst AfricanAmerican tohold the officeof President ofthe UnitedStatesFirst AfricanAmericanHeavyweightBoxingChampionAbolitionist andwomen's rightsactivist who was oneof the first AfricanAmerican women towin a lawsuit againsta white manNeurosurgeonwho led the firstsuccessfuloperation toseparate a pair ofconjoined twininfantsFirst AfricanAmericanregiment toserve in theUnited StatesCivil WarFirst prominentAfrican Americanrapper to achievemainstream successwith his solo career,after leaving thegroup N.W.A.Singer who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to wina GrammyAwardInventor whoinventedthree-positiontraffic signaland gas maskCivil rights activistwho was the firstAfrican Americannominated for VicePresident of theUnited StatesEducator andpolitician and wasthe first woman torun for theDemocraticpresidentialnominationFirst femaleself-mademillionairein AmericaCivil rightsactivist andeducator whofounded theNational Councilof Negro WomenAviator who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to holdaninternationalpilot licenseFirst AfricanAmericanownedbusiness, theoldest and stillin businessSinger who wasthe first femaleartist inductedinto the Rockand Roll Hall ofFame18thSurgeonGeneral ofthe UnitedStatesHuman rightsactivist whocreated theOrganization ofAfro AmericanUnityFirst AfricanAmericanperformer toplay at theWhite HouseFirst AfricanAmerican toappear on thecover of Lifemagazine in1950Baseball playerwho was the firstAfrican AmericanMajor LeagueBaseball playerof the modern eraShe was the firstAfrican Americanwoman to have anon-fiction workmade the bestseller listFirst AfricanAmericanwoman to winthe BestActress OscarCivil rights activist,and Nobel PeacePrize winner whoused civildisobedience as aform of protestAbolitionist wholed over 70people tofreedom usingthe UndergroundRailroadContralto singerwho was the firstAfrican Americanto sing at theMetropolitanOpera HouseCardiologistwho performedthe firstsuccessfulopen heartsurgeryFirst AfricanAmericanappointed tothe UnitedStatesSupreme CourtActivist andjournalist who wasthe first AfricanAmerican womanto serve on aBoard ofEducationActivist for civilrights, socialism,pacism, and gayrights who helpedorganize the firstFreedom RideFirst AfricanAmerican tohold the officeof President ofthe UnitedStatesFirst AfricanAmericanHeavyweightBoxingChampionAbolitionist andwomen's rightsactivist who was oneof the first AfricanAmerican women towin a lawsuit againsta white manNeurosurgeonwho led the firstsuccessfuloperation toseparate a pair ofconjoined twininfantsFirst AfricanAmericanregiment toserve in theUnited StatesCivil WarFirst prominentAfrican Americanrapper to achievemainstream successwith his solo career,after leaving thegroup N.W.A.Singer who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to wina GrammyAwardInventor whoinventedthree-positiontraffic signaland gas maskCivil rights activistwho was the firstAfrican Americannominated for VicePresident of theUnited StatesEducator andpolitician and wasthe first woman torun for theDemocraticpresidentialnominationFirst femaleself-mademillionairein AmericaCivil rightsactivist andeducator whofounded theNational Councilof Negro WomenAviator who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to holdaninternationalpilot licenseFirst AfricanAmericanownedbusiness, theoldest and stillin businessSinger who wasthe first femaleartist inductedinto the Rockand Roll Hall ofFame18thSurgeonGeneral ofthe UnitedStatesHuman rightsactivist whocreated theOrganization ofAfro AmericanUnityFirst AfricanAmericanperformer toplay at theWhite HouseFirst AfricanAmerican toappear on thecover of Lifemagazine in1950Baseball playerwho was the firstAfrican AmericanMajor LeagueBaseball playerof the modern eraShe was the firstAfrican Americanwoman to have anon-fiction workmade the bestseller listFirst AfricanAmericanwoman to winthe BestActress OscarCivil rights activist,and Nobel PeacePrize winner whoused civildisobedience as aform of protestAbolitionist wholed over 70people tofreedom usingthe UndergroundRailroad

Black History 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. Contralto singer who was the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House
  2. Cardiologist who performed the first successful open heart surgery
  3. First African American appointed to the United States Supreme Court
  4. Activist and journalist who was the first African American woman to serve on a Board of Education
  5. Activist for civil rights, socialism, pacism, and gay rights who helped organize the first Freedom Ride
  6. First African American to hold the office of President of the United States
  7. First African American Heavyweight Boxing Champion
  8. Abolitionist and women's rights activist who was one of the first African American women to win a lawsuit against a white man
  9. Neurosurgeon who led the first successful operation to separate a pair of conjoined twin infants
  10. First African American regiment to serve in the United States Civil War
  11. First prominent African American rapper to achieve mainstream success with his solo career, after leaving the group N.W.A.
  12. Singer who was the first African American to win a Grammy Award
  13. Inventor who invented three-position traffic signal and gas mask
  14. Civil rights activist who was the first African American nominated for Vice President of the United States
  15. Educator and politician and was the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination
  16. First female self-made millionaire in America
  17. Civil rights activist and educator who founded the National Council of Negro Women
  18. Aviator who was the first African American to hold an international pilot license
  19. First African American owned business, the oldest and still in business
  20. Singer who was the first female artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  21. 18th Surgeon General of the United States
  22. Human rights activist who created the Organization of Afro American Unity
  23. First African American performer to play at the White House
  24. First African American to appear on the cover of Life magazine in 1950
  25. Baseball player who was the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era
  26. She was the first African American woman to have a non-fiction work made the best seller list
  27. First African American woman to win the Best Actress Oscar
  28. Civil rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner who used civil disobedience as a form of protest
  29. Abolitionist who led over 70 people to freedom using the Underground Railroad