He visited the Congo and saw the injustices that happened to the people of the Congo. He wrote a book describing the experience
Who was George Washington Williams?
100
He delivered "I Have a Dream Speech."
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King?
100
Responsible for the Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954. In 1967, he became a justice of the U.S Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
100
He lived from 1901-1971. He was the pioneer of jazz music. He make New Orleans Jazz known all over the world.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
100
He is known to write the almanac.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
200
He became the first person to operate on a human heart with success.
Who was Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
200
She was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man on the bus. Because of this woman, people could sit wherever they want in Montgomery Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
200
She was the first woman elected to the Texas Senate. In 1972, she served in the House of Representatives.
Who is Barbara Jordan?
200
She was a poet. Her major idea was that there is beauty in everyone. She wrote Annie Allen
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?
200
He developed the peanut butter, soy bean, sweet potato
Who is George Washington Carver?
300
She was also known as "Mother Hale." She founded the Hale House?
Who is Clara McBride Hale?
300
She was advocate for voting rights for Blacks in the South. She lost her job for wanting to vote.
Who is Fannie Lou Hammer?
300
He became this country's first African American Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell?
300
He was the co-editor of 60 minutes. He won 11 Emmy awards
Who is Ed Bradley?
300
He set up the first blood bank in a hospital. He led research of blood plasma?
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
400
She started the Children's Defense Fund in 1973. She helped children and families living in poverty.
Who is Marian Wright Edelman?
400
Lived from 1863 to 1954, she was a Civil Rights activist. She fought for blacks so they could sit in restaurants.
Who is Mary Church Terrell?
400
She was the first African American woman to become a federal judge and became a lawyer with the National Association of Colored People.
Who is Constance Baker Motley?
400
He wrote Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Who is Alex Haley?
400
He created cortisone which helped people who are suffering from arthritis.
Who is Percy L. Julian?
500
She was the first woman bank President. She started the Luke Penny Savings Bank
Who is Maggie Lena Walker?
500
Led the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman?
500
She turned a small school into a major college-Bethune Cookman. Franklin D. Roosevelt chose her to become a director of the Youth Administration.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
500
She was born in 1954. She was on a talk show that lasted for 20 years on WABC