Contributions
Escaped slavery by disguising as a sailor.
Who was Fredrick Douglass
Kenya
Who is Wangari Maathai?
First black man appointed to the Supreme Court.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
Satchmo
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Dropped out of school at 6th grade to help their parents.
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?
Invented over 300 ways to use peanuts.
Who was George Washington Carver?
Taught in Washington D.C.
Who was Alma Woodsey Thomas?
They had the longest running talk show of 25 seasons.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Minty, Moses
Who was Harriet Tubman?
Tried to achieve the same goal as MLK, but with a more aggressive approach.
Who is Malcolm X?
First black lawman and U.S. Marshall.
Who was Bass Reeves?
Hawaii
Who is President Obama?
The first black man inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame?
Who was Jackie Robinson?
Meant to remove the slave owners last name.
What is X?
Played the cornet.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
A conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
Oklahoma (Indian Territory)
Who was Bass Reeves?
The first black Illinois state senator.
Who is President Barack Obama?
born with name Orpah
Who is Oprah?
How many trees did Wangari Maathai plant?
What is 50 million?
The first black student to attend an all white school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
had many illnesses as a young child and used plants for medicine
George Washington Carver?
Spent time registering black voters.
Who was Fannie Lou Hamer?
Won the Nobel Peace Prize
Who was Wangari Maathai?
Denied admission into first choice college because of skin color.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?