Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (9 results returned)

#8240, aired 2020-09-18ALTRUISTIC ATHLETES $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Smithsonian Nat'l Museum of African American History & Culture.) The Game Changers Hall bears the name of this Chicago legend who donated $5 million to the museum; as of 2017, he was still ranked by "Forbes" as the highest-earning athlete of all time (Michael) Jordan
#8151, aired 2020-02-03AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) The Game Changers Exhibit honors such athletes as this track & field star whose four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin upset Hitler's dreams to demonstrate Aryan superiority Jesse Owens
#8151, aired 2020-02-03AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $400: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Dominating women's tennis, Althea Gibson broke the color barrier & became the first African-American to win the French & U.S. Open Singles as well as, in 1957 & 1958, this oldest Grand Slam event Wimbledon
#8151, aired 2020-02-03AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $600: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) One of the most memorable moments in Olympic history was when track stars Tommie Smith & John Carlos raised their fists in a Black Power salute in Mexico City in this year of escalated racial tensions six months after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1968
#8151, aired 2020-02-03AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $800: (Sarah of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Argubably "The Greatest" inside the ring & out, Muhammed Ali first won the heavyweight title by beating Sonny Liston in 1964; in the next few days, publicly adopting Islam, he changed from this & became an example of Black pride & defiance of the establishment Cassius Clay
#8151, aired 2020-02-03AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETES $1000: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew is at the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.) Say hey! This was used in the 1965 All Star Game by this Giant center fielder; in a 2016 85th birthday message, President Obama called him the greatest living ballplayer Willie Mays
#6289, aired 2012-01-12MEDAL OF FREEDOM ATHLETES $600: Only African American to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon Arthur Ashe
#3744, aired 2000-12-07A.A. $200: This tennis player published 1988's "A Hard Road to Glory", a 3-volume history of African-American athletes Arthur Ashe
#1799, aired 1992-05-28SPORTS FIGURES $500: After retiring from tennis, he wrote "A Hard Road to Glory", a study of African-American athletes Arthur Ashe

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA "In January, the State Department named this NBA Hall of Famer...



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