Presidents
Activists - 1900s & 2000s
Activists - 1800s
Explorers & Scientists
NC Heroes
100
The first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
100
Civil rights activist who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
100
A former slave who helped lead many slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
100
The first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Who is Amelia Earhart?
100
Longtime UNC coach who also advocated for civil rights.
Who is Dean Smith?
200
President famously known by his initials who called for new civil rights laws.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
200
She refused to give up her seat for a white man on a bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
200
A former slave and abolitionist who was famous for his antislavery writing.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
200
A groundbreaking female chemist who researched radioactivity.
Who is Marie Curie?
200
Actor made famous in television shows such as The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock; born in Mt. Airy.
Who is Andy Griffith?
300
The third president, responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
He helped end apartheid in South Africa, and later became the country's president.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
300
President who signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
300
Took a journey on the HMS Beagle to the Galapagos Islands.
Who is Charles Darwin?
300
He was the 7th president of the United States.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
400
The wheelchair-bound president during World War II, who also saw the country through the Great Depression.
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
400
Leader of the movement for Indian independence from Great Britain who preached nonviolence.
Who is Gandhi?
400
Former slave who sued a white man to get back her son who had been sold into slavery; gave her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
400
She was the first modern computer programmer.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
400
A famous Hollywood actress who starred in many classic movies and had a lot of famous husbands.
Who is Ava Gardner?
500
Helped establish national parks and cared about the environment; has a stuffed animal named for him.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
500
She campaigns for girls' education in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the Middle East; she's only 18!
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
500
She campaigned for the abolition of slavery and for women's right to vote; her face is found on some silver dollars!
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
500
A professor and autism activist; she had a miniseries made about her!
Who is Temple Grandin?
500
The creator of Pepsi in New Bern.
Who is Caleb Bradham?
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